February 14th, 2006
Authority, Whose Authority?
by Joshua Porter | 
2 Comments
So which do you think will be more valuable?
A) Technorati’s generic authority slider (Scoble’s coverage | Technorati)
B) Findory’s personal authority recommendations (Barnett’s coverage | Findory)
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Comments ( 2 Responses so far )
1. Hogg on February 14th, 2006 (Comment) #
I personally like Findory’s system better. It seems to be based on content, not how many people wrote about what you’re reading.
2. Laurence Timms on February 14th, 2006 (Comment) #
Findory - it’s more transparent. But overall I think authority should pivot on individual posts rather than an entire feed.
I wonder how we can achieve that?