Comments on: The Missing Link http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html Vancouver Blog Miss604 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets» Some Blogroll Love http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7275 Technology, Thoughts, and Trinkets» Some Blogroll Love Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:02:34 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7275 [...] never come across. As a hat tip, this post is largely inspired by Rebecca Bollwitt’s “The Missing Link” that considers (as of 2008) the changing characters of link lists and [...] [...] never come across. As a hat tip, this post is largely inspired by Rebecca Bollwitt’s “The Missing Link” that considers (as of 2008) the changing characters of link lists and [...]

]]> By: Boring Site Polls: The Link List and a Job Board? http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7274 Boring Site Polls: The Link List and a Job Board? Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:38:43 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7274 [...] should the old blogroll stay or go. I could discuss the pros and cons of killing it, but Rebecca recently did a good job of considering the issue. Looking at my site stats, it ranks #68 in popularity over the past two years.Do you ever use my [...] [...] should the old blogroll stay or go. I could discuss the pros and cons of killing it, but Rebecca recently did a good job of considering the issue. Looking at my site stats, it ranks #68 in popularity over the past two years.Do you ever use my [...]

]]> By: Saskboy http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7273 Saskboy Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:10:57 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7273 Was this blog posting a sneaky way of reminding people that they don't have you on their blogrolls? If so/not, it worked ;-) Was this blog posting a sneaky way of reminding people that they don’t have you on their blogrolls? If so/not, it worked ;-)

]]> By: Dennis Bjørn Petersen http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7272 Dennis Bjørn Petersen Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:12:19 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7272 @Duane: Content is, of course, the most important thing. What I meant was: Do you prioritise that your blog looks good over giving away link love? Or the other way around? Some argue that the blogroll is ruining their blog's design ;) @Duane: Content is, of course, the most important thing. What I meant was: Do you prioritise that your blog looks good over giving away link love? Or the other way around?

Some argue that the blogroll is ruining their blog’s design ;)

]]> By: Duane Storey http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7271 Duane Storey Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:51:51 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7271 @Dennis - interesting that those are you two choices? What about content? :) @Dennis – interesting that those are you two choices? What about content? :)

]]> By: Dennis Bjørn Petersen http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7270 Dennis Bjørn Petersen Mon, 09 Jun 2008 08:02:02 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7270 Didn't someone use to call it "Roll of Honour"? Personally I use it to show which blogs I really like. I don't mind giving away link love. Technorati rank og Google PR doesn't really mean much to me anymore. It looks like some bloggers are limiting the number of links on their blogroll due to design issues. So what's more important a good looking blog or link love? ;) Didn’t someone use to call it “Roll of Honour”?

Personally I use it to show which blogs I really like.

I don’t mind giving away link love. Technorati rank og Google PR doesn’t really mean much to me anymore.

It looks like some bloggers are limiting the number of links on their blogroll due to design issues.

So what’s more important a good looking blog or link love? ;)

]]> By: Mostly Lisa http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7269 Mostly Lisa Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:06:19 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7269 my link love page is my second most viewed page after my about page. plusss, i do love adding the descriptions and have way more space layout-wise and my sidebars are so narrow that the blogroll looked crappy there. i think it's the continuation of link loving that's more important than the placement within your blog. did that make sense. uh, i've been off the internet for 5 days. i've lost my edge. my link love page is my second most viewed page after my about page. plusss, i do love adding the descriptions and have way more space layout-wise and my sidebars are so narrow that the blogroll looked crappy there.

i think it’s the continuation of link loving that’s more important than the placement within your blog. did that make sense. uh, i’ve been off the internet for 5 days. i’ve lost my edge.

]]> By: Larry http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7268 Larry Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:46:40 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7268 Rebecca RSS Pieces's Mary McKnight did a videow talk on this topic and suggests that Google considers the blogroll something akin to a directory and if it sees that it not being used it begins to penalize your blog for ranking. I admit I don't understand any of this but for those care it may be of interest. Rebecca
RSS Pieces’s Mary McKnight did a videow talk on this topic and suggests that Google considers the blogroll something akin to a directory and if it sees that it not being used it begins to penalize your blog for ranking. I admit I don’t understand any of this but for those care it may be of interest.

]]> By: chicklet http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7267 chicklet Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:27:56 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7267 On the sidebar, I've always got the top 3-5 blogs I'm reading, but I limit it to that as I just find it too cluttered if I list out all the ones I surf through. But cuz I wanna give out the link love, cuz I like link love myself, I use the blogroll page to keep things all tidy. Admittedly the whole page right now is infertility blogs as that's the sphere I'm in, but it works for what I want it to. On the sidebar, I’ve always got the top 3-5 blogs I’m reading, but I limit it to that as I just find it too cluttered if I list out all the ones I surf through. But cuz I wanna give out the link love, cuz I like link love myself, I use the blogroll page to keep things all tidy. Admittedly the whole page right now is infertility blogs as that’s the sphere I’m in, but it works for what I want it to.

]]> By: Christine http://www.miss604.com/2008/06/the-missing-link.html#comment-7266 Christine Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:45:16 +0000 http://www.miss604.com/?p=1917#comment-7266 I ran a survey last Christmas asking my clients/friends/colleagues to answer a few question about my company's blog. I was interested in knowing how to make it better and what content I should focus on. My blogroll consists of reference/inspirational sites which I think are good sites for my clients to read. One comment I received from my survey was that this list was "intimidating". I them decided to trim down my list and just focus on the blogs which I think are the best ones. It's a pretty tricky situation, because I don't think that the average "non blogger" knows what the blogroll is and additionally some bloggers just don't want people to leave their site. In my opinion blogrolls are a must for personal blogs as I think it helps define who you are and shows what other stuff interest you. As more and more companies use blogs, I don't think that this list is as important. I ran a survey last Christmas asking my clients/friends/colleagues to answer a few question about my company’s blog. I was interested in knowing how to make it better and what content I should focus on. My blogroll consists of reference/inspirational sites which I think are good sites for my clients to read. One comment I received from my survey was that this list was “intimidating”. I them decided to trim down my list and just focus on the blogs which I think are the best ones.

It’s a pretty tricky situation, because I don’t think that the average “non blogger” knows what the blogroll is and additionally some bloggers just don’t want people to leave their site. In my opinion blogrolls are a must for personal blogs as I think it helps define who you are and shows what other stuff interest you.
As more and more companies use blogs, I don’t think that this list is as important.

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