Comments on: Life Beyond Techmeme http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:49:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Allen Stern http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-8089 Allen Stern Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:15:17 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/#comment-8089 Thanks Gabe! Thanks Gabe!

]]> By: Gabe http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-8085 Gabe Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:38:31 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/#comment-8085 Hey, when leaderboard launched, I stated why it launched: http://news.techmeme.com/071001/techmeme-leaderboard In short: 1. It's obvious; people have been telling me to do this forever (i.e., I stopped resisting the idea) 2. I knew research firms were reporting on Techmeme anyway Hey, when leaderboard launched, I stated why it launched:
http://news.techmeme.com/071001/techmeme-leaderboard

In short:

1. It’s obvious; people have been telling me to do this forever (i.e., I stopped resisting the idea)

2. I knew research firms were reporting on Techmeme anyway

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-8083 Allen Stern Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:37:23 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/#comment-8083 I would bet the idea came from outside. I would bet the idea came from outside.

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-8061 Mark Evans Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:43:22 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/#comment-8061 I'm also curious about why Gabe launched the leaderboard. Maybe it's a shot at Technorati; maybe Gabe wanted to stir things up. :) I’m also curious about why Gabe launched the leaderboard. Maybe it’s a shot at Technorati; maybe Gabe wanted to stir things up. :)

]]> By: Allen Stern http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-8041 Allen Stern Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:28:37 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/10/21/life-beyond-techmeme/#comment-8041 Right on Mark! Of course I hope one day I will be in the list of "what's happening" -- and I think TechMeme is a great tool, as I noted on Robert's blog, I wonder how much discussion there would be about the tool, had the leaderboard never been installed. I also am starting to wonder where the idea for the leaderboard came from. The issue with the digg, delicious and reddit you mention is that those too are populated on popularity mostly and will just continue the cycle of keeping the big, big. Right on Mark! Of course I hope one day I will be in the list of “what’s happening” — and I think TechMeme is a great tool, as I noted on Robert’s blog, I wonder how much discussion there would be about the tool, had the leaderboard never been installed. I also am starting to wonder where the idea for the leaderboard came from.

The issue with the digg, delicious and reddit you mention is that those too are populated on popularity mostly and will just continue the cycle of keeping the big, big.

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