Saturday, October 24, 2009

My RMIT blog and its interlinkage with this blog and my website

Well in the essence of my final assignment for Network Media, I am interlinking my RMIT blog with this research blog and my website as an ode to the notion that "weblogs are densely interlinked" (Mortensen & Walker, Blogging Thoughts, 2002, p 259.) Additional links to several other blogs, search engine results and websites inter-connected with this project can be found on the above link to my RMIT blog and through the blogs in this Blogger site and by looking at the blogs I am following which can be seen in my profile!

in reference to: Clare’s Blogging Blogs!

(view on Google Sidewiki)

A site discussing issues with inbound link counts for bloggers

The article is addressing the Technorati link counts system and the possible implications of this.

in reference to:

"In the morning session during the session that was essentially about inbound link counts for bloggers. After 45 minutes of intense anger and frustration from many audience speakers in the room toward Technorati link counts and top 100, I suggested we create a community based algorithm, based on more complex social relationships than links. It's something I've been working on for few months, trying to frame, about what this problem is and how we might solve it. But it's a complex issue and I'm also busy. So it's taken a while. However, my blog post is almost done, and I do plan to put it up in the next day or so.

So.. the first session was a debate about "playing by the rules" which refers to the inbound link count rules, where A-listers who've been around for a long time have so many links, and get the most attention and credibility due to the Technorati Top 100 list."
- Blogher: Observations, gratifications and goals.. | Napsterization (view on Google Sidewiki)

Again from Axel Bruns blog

Interesting information in a summary from the AOIR conference in 2005. In particular there were a number of speakers discussing the topic of "What is the level of converstion in Blogs" with much discussion on linkages between and within blogs.

in reference to:

"The most heavily linked blogs were contained in the catholic cluster, in this case. Blogs can also be analysed depending on the ratio of in- versus out-links - this can indicate the level of conversation (an uneven ratio would mean simple one-directional linking, and thus the absence of conversation).
Ben Clark now takes over. For each blog, references to other blogs in posts and comments were coded in the content analysis, distinguishing references within and outside the sample; Ben now shows some examples of such references showing different types of linking (direct or indirect reference to the blogger of blog, etc.).  In the end, the study coded some 582 conversational units, with 135 references in posts to other bloggers; 48% of these were hyperlinked, with another 10% through trackbacks.
In the sample, none of the references replied to another post in the sample. Comments replied by definition, of course, 83% directly to the previous post, the rest to an earlier post in the same thread. There was also a significant amount of referencing specifically from respondents who were already on the blog roll of the blog they responded to. (Sorry, this is getting complex, and I may not necessarily capture all the details here.)"
- Approaches to Blog Analysis | Snurblog (view on Google Sidewiki)

Axel Bruns blog on "research, rants and random thoughts"

Is very useful research tool in relation to communications and blogging, in addition to being a well-maintained and extensively structured blog which has links to other papers, books, other blogs and other academics.

in reference to: Approaches to Blog Analysis | Snurblog (view on Google Sidewiki)

Tips on finding blogs

Building incoming links from Blogs advice and mention of the "one way links" that blogs provide...

in reference to:

"Build Incoming Links From Blogs
I will show you how to build incoming links from blogs within a matter of minutes. It is a simple process to increase your link popularity.
The biggest bonus with blogs is it creates one way links, no need to link back, and finding blogs related to your website theme is a big plus.
How to Find Blogs
There are many ways to to build incoming links from blogs, but finding them can be a pain.
Problem solved with Google Alerts , if you do not have an account then create one, it’s free. Then all you do is type in a keyword, select blogs, type your email address in and choose daily, weekly or monthly updates.
Then every single day, week, month your inbox with receive a list of blogs that have been posted live on the internet that match the keyword you entered."
- Build Incoming Links From Blogs (view on Google Sidewiki)

Jilll Walker's book "Blogging"

Here is the link to amazon where Jill Walker's book "Blogging" is being sold and you can read several pages.

in reference to: Amazon.co.uk: Books: Blogging (Digital Media and Society) (view on Google Sidewiki)

Searching for blogs and "one way links" in blogs

http://www.seo-web-design-services.com/build-incoming-links-from-blogs.html
This site was interesting in noting how to find blogs and receive updates regularly from blogs with a set keyword, wish I had found this a few weeks ago!
As below states:
Build Incoming Links From Blogs

I will show you how to build incoming links from blogs within a matter of minutes. It is a simple process to increase your link popularity.

The biggest bonus with blogs is it creates one way links, no need to link back, and finding blogs related to your website theme is a big plus.
How to Find Blogs

There are many ways to to build incoming links from blogs, but finding them can be a pain.

Problem solved with Google Alerts , if you do not have an account then create one, it’s free. Then all you do is type in a keyword, select blogs, type your email address in and choose daily, weekly or monthly updates.

Then every single day, week, month your inbox with receive a list of blogs that have been posted live on the internet that match the keyword you entered.