Comments on: The A-List Phenomena

By: Toby

Toby — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:53:10 +0000

Geoff – Great post. The A List discussion seems to be like the never ending song. It’s the HS prom queen syndrome and the captain of the football team celeb status. Each village of the blogosphere has it’s royalty and frequently that has nothing to do with Technorati ranking.

As for me, I’m aiming for D List status a la Kathy Griffin .. and laugh all the way to the bank (smile).

By: Geoff Livingston

Geoff Livingston — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:51:04 +0000

Ike: You've got your community! And we do follow you, so I think your influence is substantial.

David: You honor me by calling these guys my colleagues. By the very same rankings that place them in the A List, at this time I am a sub B Lister (hovering above Technorati 30K?). But like most of us, I'm an irreverent blogger.

Chris: Right on. Providing value is what matters...

Kami, Anne, Howard, thank you for your support.

By: Kami Huyse

Kami Huyse — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:51:14 +0000

And this just in, the Power 150 will now be run by Ad Age. Also, just pulled out the top 20 Women PR and Marketing bloggers for a post today. What is it about stats today?

By: David Wescott

David Wescott — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:12:54 +0000

What a great post, Geoff. Gutsy to call colleagues to the mat. I’m gonna have to riff on it next week. You’re speaking out for those of us in the industry who don’t have the big names (yet) but are consistently delivering for clients because we’re focusing relevance, and not necessarily rankings.

And I do note the irony of talking about how ToddAnd’s list is now the “industry standard.”

By: Ann Bernard

Ann Bernard — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:16:10 +0000

The topic makes or breaks you…A-listers mostly all blog about the same type of things/topic and therefore support and feed each other. Want to be an A-lister, then wisely choose the topics you blog about.

By: Chris Parandian

Chris Parandian — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:40:39 +0000

Great Post Geoff…

The A-Listers that truly stand out are the ones who are helpful to the community and are looking for other bloggers to have success too. On that note, you nailed two of them (Godin and Copyblogger).

Best, Chris
http://www.mobilediner.com/

By: Ike

Ike — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:39:14 +0000

I just got my grades back. I am on the C-minus list. Maybe the teacher will let me do a special project for extra credit.

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By: ob81

ob81 — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:31:06 +0000

As usual, you hit it right on the head. Just starting, I am trying to take the one user at a time approach. Oddly enough though, its the “chase” to get at least some recognition on sites like Technorati that makes blogging fun!