Bloggers Call for Boycott of Technorati
Some in the blogosphere are calling for the boycott of technorati after Edelman and Technorati have tied such a close relationship. Edelman is the PR company that has done work in specifically in the blogosphere with Walmart and has been engrained in a scandle about transparency.
Yet Technorati has never come out and said why they tied the knot so closely and what that means for bloggers. Does Technorati pass the data on to corporate interests.
Which I’m sure is a possibility. You be the judge.
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[...] Found via 901am, a post on Information Architects talks about a recent deal between Technorati and the number one PR firm Edelman. Can we trust the hub for independent bloggers after they hook up with the biggest corporate opinion maker? Why a 260 Million Dollar PR agency is actively engaging at the core of the free media is quite clear, but why Technorati shook hands with Edelman stays obscure. [...]
By Bloggers Boycott Technorati by Blogging Pro on November 30, 2006 10:46 am
I think there should be other competing services alike Technorati. As long as it remains the sole provider of its type of service, bloggers are at risk.
By Hans on December 2, 2006 11:05 am
Hans,
One of the services I really like is Sphere
By David on December 2, 2006 11:36 am
David 901 looks great! Nice job dude. I like what you stated on your about page. Creativity and philosophy are paramount to ingenuity in blogging.
As for technorati I had no updates from them for three weeks. A couple of days ago it seemed to be working again. Wal-mart? Geese there has to come a time when the normal folks of the world will ride above what corporations think we want. I believe this is happening now in the blogosphere.
I’m off to read about the boycott!
By Jessica on December 2, 2006 11:03 pm
Jessica,
Technorati has its issues. For me its largely unusuable. But there aren’t too many good alternatives. So we are stuck with what we have. Even if I don’t like the data it shares with companies or the service it provides.
It’s like being locked into one operating system, or one gas company. It’s just darn umcomfortable.
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