Ten Technorati Hacks

If there's any one site I use more than others (with the exception of Gmail), it's series of hack postings, are 10 ways I get more mileage from T'rati. 1) Subscribe to Tag Feeds Need something to blog about? Cat got your tongue? Don't worry, Mama Technorati can take care of you. Simply find some Technorati tags you care about, subscribe to their RSS feeds and stick them in a Firefox menu. You'll be full of ideas in no time. 2) Use Technorati to Search Individual Blogs Are there certain blogs you visit more than others because they are great connectors or simply because they propagate great ideas? I know I do. The great thing is you can use Technorati to search individual blogs. Click on the search tab and then enter the blog URL you want to search. For example, here's what 3) It's All in the Watchlist Technorati lets you set up as many Firefox search plug-ins. For example, Firefox users should click here to add way to search Technorati tags. Don't stop with just search plug-ins. Be sure to add a few Technorati Technorati Dashboard widget. Windows lovers, you achieve the same by downloading this widget. Or, try 6) Ping Technorati Everytime you update your blog, tell Uncle Technorati that you want to show him something. He'll spider your blog right away. You can do this definition) like ecto, a cros-plaform blogging tool, to ping Technorati every time I post and mobile service on my Treo. It works on any browser-capable phone. Just bookmark m.technorati.com on your celly, Nelly. 8) Put Technorati Backlinks Right Into Your Blog OK, this one's geeky. It's even beyond my TypePad skills. However, some folks put Technorati backlinks into every blog post they write. Here's Kingdom of Greg? In other words, who here uses NetNewsWire or FeedDemon. I do, on occasion. Good news. You can stick some nice Technorati tools right into your reader. For example, Niall Kennedy has a way to done the same with FeedDemon. If you're a 10) Conduct a Real-time Focus Group I am interested in what people are pointing to and discussing. It's a good window into the minds' eye of the consumer. There's no better way to do this, perhaps than to see what people are saying when they link to corproate Web sites. For example, a search for links to Dell.com, generates by authority as well as by date. Journalists, this trick works equally well for you. It can help you track companies and products. PR pros, this is a must if you are working on any brand that is discussed. Reader Comments... Senior Vice President with Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.