24 hours+ and I’m exhausted. Not convinced that I’ve done the right thing, but it’s done.
I can take a hint 
Yes Leigh - I kept some pink 
in case anyone’s interested.
Categories: random
I noticed that there are some changes over at Technorati in the way they are reporting.
Blogs are now given an “authority” figure (which I gather is the number of blogs linking to it). See screenshot below
They used to be reported as such
So, the larger the “authority” and the lower the “rank” the better.
Categories: technorati
I’ve recalculated the Top 100 Australian Blogs Index.
Debuting (or re-appearing) this week:
http://blogpond.wordpress.com
(yes, due to public consensus, I’ve added my blog back in)
http://www.bannerblog.com.au
http://www.caradvice.com.au
http://tims-boot.blogspot.com
http://www.bhatt.id.au/blog/
http://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com
http://lloydi.com/blog
http://blog.clickonline.org.au
(Way to go Matt – this is a terrific program!)
http://www.digitalskies.net
http://www.crazymeezer.com.au
(Way to go Leigh – that makes 2!)
http://www.michaelvisser.com.au
http://www.middlemiss.org/weblog/matilda
http://www.standardzilla.com
Again, special thanks to Scott Yang, and also Anthony at The Local. His new additions help me flag blogs to check. If you’re an Aussie Blogger, I highly recommend you submit your blog to Blogs.com.au.
Also, special congratulations to our own Duncan Riley who appears to have a new writing gig on Techcrunch (the 18th most popular blog in the world according to Technorati).
Categories: Australia · Australian Blogs · Techcrunch · Top Australian Blogs · blogging
I acknowledge that I spend way too much time at my computer, so it makes perfect sense that I have Skype (introduced to me by my 16 year old son who loves talking to people all around the world).
Nick Randolf recently announced a Skype challenge, whereby he would forgo his land line in favour of Skype and his mobile.
Continued What’s so great about Skype
Categories: skype
Via Phil at Squash I read that Google yesterday launched one of the first country specific “official” blogs – “The Official Google Australia Blog“.
They have two posts so far “We’re up and running“
We’re proud that Google Australia was one of the first international Google offices and is now a hub for the entire Asia Pacific region. Google Maps started here, but lots of Australians are keen for more information about Google in Australia: Who works here? What do we do all day? Can we bring snakes to the office? Do we use Pigeon Rank or Kookaburra Rank?
And a post entitled Express Yourself with iGoogle.
What’s iGoogle about? Funny that I should notice when I signed into my Google account today that the personalisation I did to the home page weeks (?) ago, were in place. I’d dismissed it out of my mind, but I’d chosen one of the themes…
Apparently iGoogle reflects “your own personalisation and ownership of your homepage”. I wonder where the “i” came from, and whether it’s a global prefix?
Google are also calling for suggestions for “Aussie-specific themes” (note to all you creative types – though they’re not asking for artwork).
Definitely one to add to the feed reader!
Categories: Australia · Australian Blogs · Google
Dipping into the Blogpond featured in yesterday’s edition of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Icon in the “Hot Blogs” section of Webwatch on page 15 (many thanks to Seamus Byrne and Icon).
Also mentioned was Helen’s Grab Your Fork (which is #41 on the Top 100 Australian Blog Index).
Welcome to Icon readers, and thanks to Nareev from Road Less Travelled for the “heads up”.
Categories: Australia · Australian Blogs · blogging
