Comments on: The State of the Blogosphere, another excuse for people to misquote numbers http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/ blogging is not a spectator sport Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim FInin http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1728 Tim FInin Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:43:36 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/#comment-1728 Looking at data from bloglines users, we've concluded that - The feeds that really matter (FTRMs) are a very small fraction of blogosphere - FTRMs double each year, not each six months - Most users follow a modest number of feeds For details, see http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2006/04/18/preferential-attachment-in-feeds/ Looking at data from bloglines users, we’ve concluded that

– The feeds that really matter (FTRMs) are a very small fraction of blogosphere
– FTRMs double each year, not each six months
– Most users follow a modest number of feeds

For details, see http://ebiquity.umbc.edu/blogger/2006/04/18/preferential-attachment-in-feeds/

]]> By: Tuesday Linkfest: April 18, 2006 » Technology, Blogging and Politics http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1717 Tuesday Linkfest: April 18, 2006 » Technology, Blogging and Politics Tue, 18 Apr 2006 16:36:05 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/#comment-1717 [...] Dave Sifry of Technorati publishes an appropriately self-aggrandizing "State of the Blogosphere" but as Duncan points out, the numbers should be taken with a grain of salt. [...] [...] Dave Sifry of Technorati publishes an appropriately self-aggrandizing “State of the Blogosphere” but as Duncan points out, the numbers should be taken with a grain of salt. [...]

]]> By: Martin http://www.duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Martin Tue, 18 Apr 2006 13:14:49 +0000 http://duncanriley.com/2006/04/18/the-state-of-the-blogosphere-another-excuse-for-people-to-misquote-numbers/#comment-1713 Phew, did a quick check when I blogged that and I'm happy to say I didn't fall for the misquote. :-) I guess many folks simply assume Technorati is the be-all and end-all of blog tracking - when based on the numbers 35m/200m they only cover around 20% of what's out there. Phew, did a quick check when I blogged that and I’m happy to say I didn’t fall for the misquote. :-)

I guess many folks simply assume Technorati is the be-all and end-all of blog tracking – when based on the numbers 35m/200m they only cover around 20% of what’s out there.

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