Comments on: Top edublogs – August 2007 http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html Technology, leadership, and the future of schools Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14229 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14229 I forgot to say that there are lots of great blogs on this list. I hope you take the time to check some out and discover some new voices! I forgot to say that there are lots of great blogs on this list. I hope you take the time to check some out and discover some new voices!

]]> By: Dan Meyer http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14230 Dan Meyer Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14230 Tons of work at the onset with locating and tagging these beasts in the wild. Wow. I'm left wondering, though, if punching the URLs into Technorati's search bar doesn't outsource too much of the mental labor. I wonder if, given your druthers, you wish you could've considered other factors besides Technorati's external links or if you're pretty content there. (I mean, have you even considered blogger height ... ?) P.S. Can you tell Jenni and Eric to do your laundry and stuff too? Man ... gotta get me some research assistants. Tons of work at the onset with locating and tagging these beasts in the wild. Wow. I’m left wondering, though, if punching the URLs into Technorati’s search bar doesn’t outsource too much of the mental labor. I wonder if, given your druthers, you wish you could’ve considered other factors besides Technorati’s external links or if you’re pretty content there. (I mean, have you even considered blogger height … ?)

P.S. Can you tell Jenni and Eric to do your laundry and stuff too? Man … gotta get me some research assistants.

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14231 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14231 It would be great to get access to other statistics: home page visits, subscribers, etc. However, these typically are harder to get if you're not the blog owner. As I said, Jenni and Eric were phenomenal. I was very lucky to have them on board for this project! It would be great to get access to other statistics: home page visits, subscribers, etc. However, these typically are harder to get if you’re not the blog owner.

As I said, Jenni and Eric were phenomenal. I was very lucky to have them on board for this project!

]]> By: Cathy Nelson http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14232 Cathy Nelson Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14232 Scott wow! I had not understood the ranking or authority information in Technorati very clearly before now. Now I feel ever so humble. At times I think I blog in vain, but oh well, c'est la vie. Scott wow! I had not understood the ranking or authority information in Technorati very clearly before now. Now I feel ever so humble. At times I think I blog in vain, but oh well, c’est la vie.

]]> By: Craig Smith http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14233 Craig Smith Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14233 Scott: This is really interesting work and I think a great way for those of us who blog to challenge our readers to see if we can change our rankings on your scale! We were disappointed to see the post has changed--an earlier version cited our blog in the discussion (Free Exchange on Campus) which we thought was going to help our rankings right off the bat! Craig www.freeexchangeoncampus.org Scott:

This is really interesting work and I think a great way for those of us who blog to challenge our readers to see if we can change our rankings on your scale!

We were disappointed to see the post has changed–an earlier version cited our blog in the discussion (Free Exchange on Campus) which we thought was going to help our rankings right off the bat!

Craig
http://www.freeexchangeoncampus.org

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14234 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14234 Sorry, Craig, for the slight rankings change. Glad you posted a comment. You have a great blog! Sorry, Craig, for the slight rankings change. Glad you posted a comment. You have a great blog!

]]> By: Christian Long http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14235 Christian Long Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14235 Scott -- As always, you manage to put an extra log of intrigue into the conversational fire. For a guy who 'just started blogging', you get high marks for realizing the value of comparative statistics/data and ego-rub/push...oh, and incorporating the Long Tail. Oy, vey. Brilliant! Would be interesting to send your graph to Mr. Wired Magazine to see what he thinks. Intriguing validation. Finally, if you weren't already a dedicated academic and researcher, I'd put you into the high ranks of marketing pros who 'get' the value of 'story' and 'brand' as you re-shape stats/#'s/research. Love the Long Tail graph in particular. Keep it up! Thrilled to see Ewan McIntosh's blog made it into the list this time around (one 'sad' omission back in Jan, I think). Also most impressed that Karl Fisch has jumped to the #2 spot; his videos have literally given viral meaning in the education world (but I'm not surprised!). I wish the following 3 had also received the Technorati robot nod...for obvious reasons (and some I'll list below): 2) DY/Dan -- 'young' Dan Meyer's blog is already coming in the 37,916th spot, demonstrating that in a relative blink of an eye this 'upstart' math teacher with an eye for design and kicking the School 2.0 voices in the shins proves day in and day out that whether you like/dislike his specific points, he deserves respect and notice. Add him to the list! 3) G-town Talks -- Authored by a just newly named Assistant Supt. (after being a uber-talented principal until recently) Kim Moritz, this is a blog that not only is a good read, but manages to over-and-over again prove the value of transparency in blogging. Hey, even her district's supt. began to consider blogging because of her. Enough to put her in the top-10 of 'who really matters' (outside the Technorati ratings). 4) Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog -- Hey, it has a current rating of 22,073 and deserves on the basis of etiquette alone to take my spot. He's as good as they come in many respects, managing to bridge many divides with a wry sense of integrity, passion, and humor in tow. Most importantly, I'm really intrigued what it says that well-established education journals/magazines/sites are having to compete with individual bloggers (and also play catch-up in some cases). Says a lot about the scale of investment and passion, doesn't it?! Personally, I think its just shy of a moral crime that my blog ("think:Lab") continues to rank in the sub-20,000 category overall. Aren't there a few kittens-love-knitting blogs out there that deserve more attention than my skewed rantings? Too many others that deserve much more attention, in my opinion. Clearly the Technorati robots need a good shake up in the analytics dept and kick my little errant row boat to the shore. Kudos to you on both research and marketing/branding terms. You do great work and brilliantly stoke the fires, my friend! Looking forward to a proper sit-down, cup of coffee, and F2F conversation with you one day soon. Also, congratulations to your assistants. Obviously a great team to be working with. Cheers, Christian P.S. I think Dan Meyer's comment about blogger height (or other attributes) is a worthy side study. Give it a thought (he smiles). Scott — As always, you manage to put an extra log of intrigue into the conversational fire. For a guy who ‘just started blogging’, you get high marks for realizing the value of comparative statistics/data and ego-rub/push…oh, and incorporating the Long Tail. Oy, vey. Brilliant! Would be interesting to send your graph to Mr. Wired Magazine to see what he thinks. Intriguing validation. Finally, if you weren’t already a dedicated academic and researcher, I’d put you into the high ranks of marketing pros who ‘get’ the value of ‘story’ and ‘brand’ as you re-shape stats/#’s/research. Love the Long Tail graph in particular. Keep it up!

Thrilled to see Ewan McIntosh’s blog made it into the list this time around (one ‘sad’ omission back in Jan, I think). Also most impressed that Karl Fisch has jumped to the #2 spot; his videos have literally given viral meaning in the education world (but I’m not surprised!).

I wish the following 3 had also received the Technorati robot nod…for obvious reasons (and some I’ll list below):

2) DY/Dan — ‘young’ Dan Meyer’s blog is already coming in the 37,916th spot, demonstrating that in a relative blink of an eye this ‘upstart’ math teacher with an eye for design and kicking the School 2.0 voices in the shins proves day in and day out that whether you like/dislike his specific points, he deserves respect and notice. Add him to the list!
3) G-town Talks — Authored by a just newly named Assistant Supt. (after being a uber-talented principal until recently) Kim Moritz, this is a blog that not only is a good read, but manages to over-and-over again prove the value of transparency in blogging. Hey, even her district’s supt. began to consider blogging because of her. Enough to put her in the top-10 of ‘who really matters’ (outside the Technorati ratings).
4) Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog — Hey, it has a current rating of 22,073 and deserves on the basis of etiquette alone to take my spot. He’s as good as they come in many respects, managing to bridge many divides with a wry sense of integrity, passion, and humor in tow.

Most importantly, I’m really intrigued what it says that well-established education journals/magazines/sites are having to compete with individual bloggers (and also play catch-up in some cases). Says a lot about the scale of investment and passion, doesn’t it?!

Personally, I think its just shy of a moral crime that my blog (“think:Lab”) continues to rank in the sub-20,000 category overall. Aren’t there a few kittens-love-knitting blogs out there that deserve more attention than my skewed rantings? Too many others that deserve much more attention, in my opinion. Clearly the Technorati robots need a good shake up in the analytics dept and kick my little errant row boat to the shore.

Kudos to you on both research and marketing/branding terms. You do great work and brilliantly stoke the fires, my friend! Looking forward to a proper sit-down, cup of coffee, and F2F conversation with you one day soon. Also, congratulations to your assistants. Obviously a great team to be working with.

Cheers,
Christian

P.S. I think Dan Meyer’s comment about blogger height (or other attributes) is a worthy side study. Give it a thought (he smiles).

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14236 Scott McLeod Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14236 Christian, thanks for the nice comment. Actually Karl comes in around #8, not #2. I transposed his Rank and Authority in my rush this morning. Nothing like making a mistake while fixing a mistake! The Excel file is correct; the graph above has now been changed. Christian, thanks for the nice comment. Actually Karl comes in around #8, not #2. I transposed his Rank and Authority in my rush this morning. Nothing like making a mistake while fixing a mistake! The Excel file is correct; the graph above has now been changed.

]]> By: Craig Smith http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14237 Craig Smith Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14237 Scott--looking through the Excel a bit there seem to be a good number of "big" higher ed blogs missing. Wondered if you looked at this wiki in building your universe? http://wiki.henryfarrell.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page If not, it is a great resource compliments of Henry at Crooked Timber. Scott–looking through the Excel a bit there seem to be a good number of “big” higher ed blogs missing. Wondered if you looked at this wiki in building your universe?

http://wiki.henryfarrell.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

If not, it is a great resource compliments of Henry at Crooked Timber.

]]> By: Dennis Harter http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2007/08/top-edublogs.html/comment-page-1#comment-14238 Dennis Harter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 05:00:00 +0000 http://annahein.com/2007/08/top-edublogs.html#comment-14238 Here's to climbing that list!:-) Truly, the digging that went into this is impressive. I like to think of those of us in that Long Tail as the niche market that has it's audience. We are your indie films and Eddie from Ohio-like obscure, but great bands. Let the 2-cents and Fischbowls and Inside Higher Eds be the Hollywood blockbusters and U2's of the edblog world. I'll take niche...I like niche. Great post, Scott, very cool. Here’s to climbing that list!:-)

Truly, the digging that went into this is impressive. I like to think of those of us in that Long Tail as the niche market that has it’s audience.

We are your indie films and Eddie from Ohio-like obscure, but great bands.

Let the 2-cents and Fischbowls and Inside Higher Eds be the Hollywood blockbusters and U2′s of the edblog world. I’ll take niche…I like niche.

Great post, Scott, very cool.

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