Technorati Beta Test

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New Technorati Infrastructure beta test!

New Technorati Infrastructure beta test! 01/22/2004 02:30 AM

Folks,

After 2 months of painstaking effort, I'm proud to announce the new Technorati infrastructure is up and ready for use.

Please have a look, and tell us what you think:

http://beta.technorati.com/

We focused 100% of our time on completely refurbishing our underlying event engine - essentially taking a volkswagen engine out and putting a Ferrari engine in. This new engine sports:

1) Much faster indexing - the median amount of time it takes from when someone posts something on their weblog to when it is captured and searchable via our live database is 7 minutes.

2) Much faster querying - our goal is to have every search query take less than a second, even as the database is being continuously updated. We added a query timer at the top of every results page so you can judge for yourself.

3) Much more scalable - We built this distributed database system to scale. As we track more events, we add more machines to scale. As our user traffic increases, we add more machines to scale. This should continue to work for quite some time, so we're eager to test under load.

4) Much better internationalization support - The database is entirely in UTF-8, a character set that encompasses a significant number (well, all) of non-english languages, including Japanese, Farsi, Hebrew, and many others. You can see results in multiple languages all on the same page. Localization should be significantly easier.

5) A new, smarter spider/crawler, which understands weblog posts and blogrolls much better than our old spider. You'll note that on our results pages, many results offer a "Read Full Post" capability, which take you directly to the entire microcontent post that created the link.

6) A redone results page, which should load faster, and is designed for non-browser usage as well. Lots has been moved to CSS, and we've added a nifty pager widget at the top and bottom of each page of results.

Please go and use the site - and send us feedback.

Some known issues: There are a few areas where we're still filling out content, fixing bugs and layout, like in the top 100 page, breaking news, current events, and other pages. We're looking to find showstopper bugs or problems before we move this beta infrastructure over to the production site. So, don't fret if a page you like is currently missing or if the top 100 is messed up, we're fixing that. You may also see a change in your inbound blogs/links numbers, but that is primarily due to the fact that we're still bringing the new database up to speed, so we know that some of the numbers are different.

Thanks again for your time and patience, and on behalf of the entire Technorati team, we thank you for all of your support. We're really looking forward to your feedback.

"Sifry's Alerts: New Technorati
Infrastructure beta test!"

"Sifry's Alerts: New Technorati
Infrastructure beta test!" 01/22/2004 02:49 AM

Technorati beta up

Technorati beta up 01/22/2004 03:04 AM

The new Technorati beta site is up. It's really fast.

Sorry about the terse post. I'm in Frankfurt airport about to board a flight to Zurich. On PowerBook-bluetooth->Nokia 6600-gprs->T-Mobile.

New Technorati beta is live

New Technorati beta is live 06/17/2005 05:09 PM

The new Technorati beta is live. It's a redesign of the main site. Congrats to everyone who worked on it. It's much nicer looking and hopefully easier to use than before. We'd love you feedback on it. Thanks!

Lots more about this on Sifry's Alerts.

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New Technorati beta launches

New Technorati beta launches 04/09/2004 04:12 PM

I'm proud to announce the new Technorati redesign has launched, available at www.technorati.com. Some highlights of the new design:

1. Three free email or RSS watchlists for individuals - all you have to do is sign up as a member. Of course, people who have paid for watchlists are grandfathered in as well.


2. Lots of UI fixes and tweaks. We listened hard to all of you who told us that our UI needed a lot of work. I hope that this is a step in the right direction. We tried to do what we could to humanize the language as well - using words like "conversations" and "references" and "sources" to help better describe what Technorati does, for example. I'm sure there's a long way to go, and lots more improvements we can make. Help us.


3. Keyword Search beyond just RSS. We improved our post detection capabilities, going beyond what pure RSS gives you - so that you can search the entire post, not just the summaries often found in RSS feeds.


4. Better explanations and interfaces for Current Events and NewsTalk (formerly called Breaking News). Click on the arrows to expand or compress blogger commentary, to allow a "quick view" or a more context-rich, deeper view into the data.


5. BookTalk (formerly called Hot Products), a listing of the most talked-about books, DVDs, and other products in the blogosphere in the last 24 hours.


6. Improved features for weblog authors: First, a more robust, reliable "Claim Your Blog" codebase. Once you, as an author, have claimed your weblog, you get a bunch of new features, including the blog rank for your blog. (Find out how far off of the top 100 you are...) We're also working on a number of other "Author Dashboard" type features coming soon.


7. Caching, speedups, and bug fixes. Almost too many to mention.

A few points to note:

1. Response time of the searches is still not reliably fast enough. Some searches are fast, some take a long time. We know this is unacceptable, and we are working on this. Site reliability and faster response time are our top priorities. We are working hard to improve the user experience.


2. We're working on providing RSS and email watchlists for keyword searches as well, but it wasn't ready for the cut, so it'll go out as soon as it is ready, which should be quite soon. In the meantime, you can do keyword searches on the site, but can't get RSS or email subscriptions yet.

Send us feedback! Use feedback@technorati.com to send feedback to the Technorati team, or send comments directly to me at david-blog@sifry.com. Your thoughts and comments are extremely important to us.

Thanks again for all your support.

Technorati.jp beta launched

Technorati.jp beta launched 06/05/2005 11:34 PM

After months of work by the teams at Digital Garage and Technorati, we are happy to launch the Technorati Japan beta site. I noticed that some of the Japanese bloggers had already discovered our alpha site and some of the the feedback from the blogs have been incorporated into the new version that we launched today. Check out the Japanese news talk, book talk, Japanese top 100 and other features and let us know what you think.

We are still working on finding all of the bugs and figuring out exactly what the Japanese blogging community would find the most useful so your feedback and comments would be greatly appreciated. We will be working actively on improving the site and rolling out a few more features soon. Please feel free to comment here, blog on your blog send trackbacks to our blog or send us email.

Thanks again for waiting. We look forward to working with you to make Technorati a useful piece of the Japanese Internet.

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ProNet: Technorati Beta Launches

ProNet: Technorati Beta Launches 06/17/2005 02:06 PM
The team at Technorati just announced the launch of their new beta site, which collects much of the features and functionality that have been available on the popular blog-tracking service and wraps them in a friendly and fun interface. In...

To Beta Test or Not To Beta Test

To Beta Test or Not To Beta Test 03/20/2003 01:05 PM
By becoming a beta tester, a user or company can establish a place on the leading edge and get a leg up on assessing new technology. But with those benefits come the risks of fouling up machines or networks. As a result, it can be a challenge for software companies to enlist testers.

Test Post from NNW Pro Beta

Test Post from NNW Pro Beta 12/31/2002 01:09 PM
This is a test post from the NetNewsWire Pro Beta. Let's see if it works right....

Savage Beta Test

Savage Beta Test 11/03/2003 07:07 PM

RSS beta test at MyYahoo

RSS beta test at MyYahoo 01/07/2004 06:21 PM
Adam Kalsey notes that Yahoo is beta-testing an RSS aggregrator. [via Scripting News]...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Open Beta Test Announced

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Open Beta Test Announced 09/03/2004 11:52 AM

Dial-A-Song Beta Test

Dial-A-Song Beta Test 02/10/2004 07:31 AM
I know it seems like this project has been going on for years, and it very nearly has. Whenever I say "They Might Be Giants" to my wife she shudders. But the Dial-A-Song project is almost done. I finally have...

.Net Framework v1.0 SP3 Beta Ready to
Test

.Net Framework v1.0 SP3 Beta Ready to
Test 12/19/2003 05:08 PM

Atari to Beta Test New 'Pirates!'

Atari to Beta Test New 'Pirates!' 08/31/2004 01:41 PM
Sid Meier and Firaxis Games are resurrecting the hit 1987 game Pirates!, and distributor Atari is seeking beta testers to trial the 21st century update. According to Atari, "In Pirates! you take the leading role of a Pirate Captain in the 17th century Caribbean amassing fortune and fame." The final game will reach the PC on November 16, with an Xbox version slated for 2005. Interested gamers can apply for the beta by visiting Atari and entering the product code "AVAST."

Windows Update V5 Testers To Test XP SP2
Beta

Windows Update V5 Testers To Test XP SP2
Beta 11/05/2003 04:53 PM

Active Network Forums Beta Test

Active Network Forums Beta Test 04/11/2005 03:01 PM
As you may or may not know, we have decided to implement open source forums that have already been in place, better tested, and more efficient than our current ones. We are very close in achieving our goals, but now we need a group of beta testers willing to test everything out on the new forums so we can get all the kinks, bugs, etc. worked out prior to the rollover. Please e-mail us if you would like to help out.

MS is preparing XP service pack 2 for
beta test.

MS is preparing XP service pack 2 for
beta test. 12/14/2003 02:56 PM

Sony Preps EverQuest II Beta Test

Sony Preps EverQuest II Beta Test 04/27/2004 03:46 PM

Viewing the Google Beta Test Design

Viewing the Google Beta Test Design 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
Instructions for viewing the new Google Beta design.

Micro-Content roadshow Beta test

Micro-Content roadshow Beta test 08/11/2004 02:01 PM

It was a pleasure to meet Marc Canter tonight at Guu with Otokomae and to be part of the Vancouv er trial run of his Micr o Content Roadshow.

If you get a chance to meet Marc, don't miss it! You will learn lots about cool things like Open Media.

[Roland Tanglao]

Hey Roland - don't forget FOAFnet.org and other burgeoning standards - around OpenEvents, OpenListings and OpenReviews.

It was great to finally meet Roland and Boris and to see Stewart and Jon - again. The place really got me back into that "Gaijin" kind of frame of mind. Big guy - small seats.

Windows is the 'biggest beta test in
history' - Gartner

Windows is the 'biggest beta test in
history' - Gartner 09/21/2004 11:04 AM
Less is more

Nival Interactive | Blitzkrieg II |
Closed Beta Test

Nival Interactive | Blitzkrieg II |
Closed Beta Test 09/20/2004 12:51 AM
you can now sign up to beta test Blitzkrieg 2

nival.com/blitzkrieg2/beta
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Beta Test NetWare Disaster Recovery
Software

Beta Test NetWare Disaster Recovery
Software 10/28/2003 11:07 PM

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool 04/26/2004 11:49 AM
Xandros, having made moves into the enterprise desktop market with the release of its Linux business desktop, is following up with a business desktop management program.

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool (Ziff Davis)

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool (Ziff Davis) 04/26/2004 01:04 PM
Ziff Davis - Xandros, having made moves into the enterprise desktop market with the release of its Linux business desktop, is following up with a business desktop management program.

Technorati has a new look

Technorati has a new look 07/27/2004 12:42 AM

Technorati main page layout has changed and looks great. [Technorati]

Technorati will be at the RNC

Technorati will be at the RNC 08/27/2004 07:02 PM

CNN has invited Technorati back to provide real time analysis of bloggers blogging about the Republican National Convention. Thanks CNN! More on Sifry's Alerts.

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Technorati Gets a New Look

Technorati Gets a New Look 06/24/2005 04:40 PM
It was in beta for a little while, but it looks as if Technorati's new look has gone live at http://www.technorati.com . Aside from the page redesign, there's also most...

"Technorati"

"Technorati" 02/17/2004 08:53 AM

Technorati β

Technorati β 01/22/2004 03:04 AM
Check out the Technorati Beta; several days each week I think Technorati is at The White-Hot Center Of It All, but that rests on the assumption that blogs are meaningful or even (dare I say the word) important. And I just don’t know; I’m too close to the problem. But I sure go there a lot.

Technorati and CNN

Technorati and CNN 07/21/2004 04:38 PM

A few minutes ago CNN announced that Technorati will be providing real-time analysis of the political blogosphere at next week's Democratic National Convention. I will be on-site in CNN's convention broadcast center, along with Mary Hodder, and I'll be providing regular on-air commentary on what bloggers are saying about politics and the convention. And on Sunday, July 25, we'll launch a new section of our site for political coverage: politics.technorati.com. This site will make it easy for bloggers,
journalists, and anyone interested in politics to see the postings of the most linked-to political bloggers, to track the ideas with the fastest-growing buzz, and to monitor conversations in thousands of other political blogs. CNN.com will link to this site, and we'll be updating the CNN site with the latest from the blogosphere.

This is a very exciting development for us at Technorati, and a great acknowledgement of the importance that blogging has achieved in political discourse. We're incredibly humbled by this opportunity. It provides us with a great way to serve all of you who make this amazing new medium possible. We take this responsibility very seriously and hope to make you proud.

New Technorati

New Technorati 06/22/2005 02:20 AM
My favorite thing about the new Technorati is that it now differentiates between links to a blog from an actual...

Technorati

Technorati 03/08/2004 11:13 PM

I have decided to take on an additional role outside of Neoteny working with Technorati's team heading their exploration of opportunities in the mobile and international realms.

I will be splitting my time between Neoteny, Six Apart and Technorati as my primary responsibilities with board positions on SocialText, Creative Commons and a few other companies and non-profits as additional roles.

Technorati v2

Technorati v2 01/22/2004 02:35 AM

Congrats to Dave Sifry, Kevin Marks and the rest of the Technorati team!

[FoT] New Technorati Beta officially launched!

What's up with Technorati

What's up with Technorati 11/17/2003 05:46 AM
David Sifry's Technorati service -- a blogmining and analysis system that can tell you the shape and velocity of the blogosphere at any given moment -- has been cranky and creaky for a couple days now. Sifry has posted an update to his blog, with info on how things are going and the difficulty of keeping pace with blogging's amazing growth.

Allow me to give you some growth statistics: One year ago, when I started Technorati on a single server in my basement, we were adding between 2,000-3,000 new weblogs each day, not counting the people who were updating sites we were already tracking. In March of this year, when we switched over to a 5 server cluster, we were keeping up with about 4,000-5,000 new weblogs each day. Right now, we're adding 8,000-9,000 new weblogs every day, not counting the 1.2 Million weblogs we already are tracking. That means that on average, a brand new weblog is created every 11 seconds. We're also seeing about 100,000 weblogs update every day as well, which means that on average, a weblog is updated every 0.86 seconds.

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What is Technorati?

What is Technorati? 01/22/2004 02:29 AM

If you're one of the tens of thousands of people who use Technorati every day, you'll notice that most of our changes (on the new beta site so far have been under the hood. Changes to the body have been minimal. As a result, we've been scratching our heads because we've never explained exactly what Technorati *is*. For that matter, we've never explained much about what a "cosmos" is, either -- even though that's what Technorati finds in its searches.

So I thought it would make sense to ask you what Technorati is. Is it a search engine for blogs? A conversation engine? Or something else again?

Same with "cosmos." Is there a more self-explanatory word for what Technorati finds? Or a better way to say exactly what "cosmos" means?

Let us know. We'd like to hear from you. Thanks!

Don't Test Users, Test Hypotheses

Don't Test Users, Test Hypotheses 10/29/2003 09:10 AM

Technorati toolbar

Technorati toolbar 06/02/2004 11:18 PM
Technorati Toolbar.

I'm developing the Technorati Toolbar for Internet Explorer. It enables you to look up references from blogs that point to the web page you're reading, and lots of other cool stuff. I'm developing an open-ended plug-in system: Technorati Toolbar Plug-ins will extend the Technorati Toolbar to support popular blogging tools, render interactive interfaces to dynamic web services, and integrate other tools and services into high level, practical, task oriented user interfaces.

[Don Hopkins' RadiOMatic BlogUTron]

This is gonna be key.

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