Comments on: Something wrong with Techmeme? http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/ Opinionated Web 2.0 News and Commentary Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:21:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frederic http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48617 Frederic Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:44:39 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48617 Thanks for the answers guys - maybe it was just the weekend effect. It was just strange to see all the new stories show up in the River but not on the main page. Thanks for the answers guys – maybe it was just the weekend effect. It was just strange to see all the new stories show up in the River but not on the main page.

]]> By: Devin Anderson http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48616 Devin Anderson Sun, 17 Feb 2008 18:28:24 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48616 Maybe it was just earlier in the day but when I checked Techmeme I wasn't seeing stories that old in the new item finder. Maybe it was just earlier in the day but when I checked Techmeme I wasn’t seeing stories that old in the new item finder.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48615 Tony Hung Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:34:45 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48615 ... sorry, that was half formed thought ... the reply should have continued: "... because it was a slow weekend, and none of the real heavy weights picked up on it, and still of the feeder blogs were linking to it, it got less push then it probably deserves." The latter, of course, is my humble opinion, only. :) t @ dji ps. I'd like to take a second to just mention that some blogs / sites, such as Techcrunch, are weighted so powerfully on Techmeme that seemingly insignificant non-news posts make it to Techmeme without any difficulty whatsoever; this effect is particularly potent / magnified on Sunday afternoons. … sorry, that was half formed thought …

the reply should have continued:

“… because it was a slow weekend, and none of the real heavy weights picked up on it, and still of the feeder blogs were linking to it, it got less push then it probably deserves.”

The latter, of course, is my humble opinion, only. :)

t @ dji
ps. I’d like to take a second to just mention that some blogs / sites, such as Techcrunch, are weighted so powerfully on Techmeme that seemingly insignificant non-news posts make it to Techmeme without any difficulty whatsoever; this effect is particularly potent / magnified on Sunday afternoons.

]]> By: Tony Hung http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48614 Tony Hung Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:29:28 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48614 My hypothesis is that the velocity that something reaches Techmeme has to do with a number of factors, some of which includes the relative "strength" of the website promoting the story (Techcrunch clearly >>>> Engadget, as the latter, amongst tech blogs, "broke" the story, while the former hasn't even touched on it yet), and the number of lamprey/feeder blogs (like mine) linking to it. Meh. Just a thought. :) t @ dji My hypothesis is that the velocity that something reaches Techmeme has to do with a number of factors, some of which includes the relative “strength” of the website promoting the story (Techcrunch clearly >>>> Engadget, as the latter, amongst tech blogs, “broke” the story, while the former hasn’t even touched on it yet), and the number of lamprey/feeder blogs (like mine) linking to it.

Meh. Just a thought. :)

t @ dji

]]> By: MG Siegler http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48612 MG Siegler Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:01:20 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48612 I was about to comment the exact same thing Gabe just said (about MSFT/YHOO making the past 2 weekends crazy, whereas normally they are like this) but he beat me to it - damn he's fast. I was about to comment the exact same thing Gabe just said (about MSFT/YHOO making the past 2 weekends crazy, whereas normally they are like this) but he beat me to it – damn he’s fast.

]]> By: Gabe http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/comment-page-1/#comment-48611 Gabe Sun, 17 Feb 2008 08:56:27 +0000 http://www.lastpodcast.net/2008/02/17/something-wrong-with-techmeme/#comment-48611 Think it's just the weekend effect, maybe a tiny bit more pronounced than usual. The prior two weekends were abnormally active due to MSFT/YHOO developments, but this one appears to be just a normal slow weekend... Think it’s just the weekend effect, maybe a tiny bit more pronounced than usual. The prior two weekends were abnormally active due to MSFT/YHOO developments, but this one appears to be just a normal slow weekend…

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