New Ranking Algorithim

April 1, 2007

Matt

Just wanted to drop you guys a quick note that we have radically rearchitected our ranking system.

While previously we were pretty good at tracking things like traffic, it became apparent our system was a little weak with regards to measuring awesomeness. We’ve corrected for this deficiency and you should now see updated rankings on our home page.

I couldn’t imagine a better way to kick off the new month. 🙂

Update: It was an April Fool’s day joke! Props to engtech for the great idea. It will still work for a few more hours.

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  1. પ્રતીક નાયક Apr 2nd at 11:08 am

    LOLz

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  3. Calvin Apr 2nd at 12:07 pm

    Very nice. 🙂

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  4. Pupster Apr 2nd at 12:32 pm

    Pardon me while I pull the hook, line, and sinker out of my mouth.

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  6. allansiew Apr 2nd at 1:44 pm

    -_-“‘

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  7. Justin V Apr 2nd at 1:52 pm

    I think my self esteem just dropped a few points.

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  8. dav3 Apr 2nd at 2:02 pm

    n1ce, thx dudes!

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  9. marcozna Apr 2nd at 2:03 pm

    Nice one … love the idea.

    Suddenly that little bit of hope …

    love it!

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  13. togetherwillbe Apr 2nd at 3:02 pm

    i saw it and I’m like, “what? no way?!” I wish I took a screenshot =(

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  14. secondchancetolive Apr 2nd at 3:07 pm

    Matt…so are you confirming or denying that my post, Whose stealing my… was the post of the minute yesterday. Please help me understand. Thank you.

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  15. bombie Apr 2nd at 3:21 pm

    Awww…I missed it! Can’t even get fake glory for a minute!!! 😦

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  16. tobeme Apr 2nd at 3:31 pm

    Too funny – NOT!

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  17. The Ambassadors Apr 2nd at 5:19 pm

    Just another April fools day joke. Like the one from Google…

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  18. gur4 Apr 2nd at 6:05 pm

    That’s Kool Beanz!!! X)

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  19. Anita Marie Apr 2nd at 7:01 pm

    You know what would have been REALLY funny?
    Locking everyone out of their blogs.
    Maybe next year guys.

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  20. Harshad Joshi Apr 2nd at 7:19 pm

    Muhahahaha… 😀

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  21. mon@rch Apr 2nd at 7:22 pm

    I knew it had to have been an April Fools joke when I didn’t get any visitors from the blog of the minute joke! You had me for a while! Thanks for making me smile and feel special!

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  22. Donny Apr 2nd at 11:26 pm

    My blog was a blog of the day yesterday, so I must have some major awesomeness going on.

    Woot!

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  23. Brent Apr 2nd at 11:29 pm

    Hilarious.

    😆

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  25. EasyFlower Apr 3rd at 5:02 am

    OOOOh! I didnt’t see it, very sorry. Somebody can tell me what was the joke about?

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  26. celticprincess© Apr 3rd at 5:09 am

    April Fool’s joke or not I was still happy I made blog of the minute yesterday. Those seem to be the coolest of jokes that make you feel better about what you are doing. It made me smile and that’s all that mattered. Never hesitate to bring a smile to somebody’s face;))

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  27. R A I N A Apr 3rd at 7:19 am

    Late comment. I know but I just got done lmao. I logged in and saw I was blog of the minute. I called everyone I knew and told them to go to wordpress! Yes!! blog of the minute. Then I read about the new ranking algorithm. That was cruel. Funny but cruel. Good one Matt.

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  28. Meg Apr 3rd at 9:30 am

    Hehe – you had me for about 2 seconds 😉

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  29. Brian Purkiss Apr 3rd at 2:44 pm

    …
    Y’all…
    *sigh*
    That was a good joke.

    Too bad I didn’t see it until after it was confirmed as an April Fools Joke…
    I would have fallen for it…
    …but wondered how it was done…

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  30. rahulnever2far Apr 3rd at 3:06 pm

    lol

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  31. geebaleeproduction Apr 3rd at 11:44 pm

    Ok..

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  32. zinderud Apr 3rd at 11:45 pm

    Thanks!!!

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  33. engtech Apr 4th at 5:09 am

    🙂

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  35. learnseo Apr 4th at 1:18 pm

    CUTE one… Thanks for the good laugh.

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  36. rjlight Apr 4th at 3:50 pm

    I remember one day not so long ago, when I was the blog of the minute for the longest minute ever…I miss that day…

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  37. lyanaz Apr 4th at 4:07 pm

    that blog of the minute thing was cool.
    it gave chance to different blogs to be “blog of the minute”

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  38. jihadjoe Apr 4th at 7:21 pm

    You guys are cruel… I actually thought my blog was good. 😦

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  39. sharifabdullah Apr 4th at 7:55 pm

    Great 🙂

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  41. freepdfebooks Apr 4th at 11:27 pm

    Great One

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  43. brotherpeacemaker Apr 5th at 12:57 am

    I liked being the blog of the minute. It’s a downer when it’s over…

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  44. Md. Sakib Al Mahmud Apr 5th at 5:05 am

    Cool 🙂

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  45. Erevos Apr 5th at 3:04 pm

    lol u cheeky b@st@rd 😛

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  46. blackiejones Apr 5th at 5:15 pm

    Nice one…

    I knew something was dreadfully amiss.

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  47. wealthnetworkgroup Apr 7th at 4:27 am

    See you at the TOP!

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  48. davidderrick Apr 7th at 9:12 pm

    YOU CAN’T SPELL ALGORITHM!!

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  50. greatunknown Apr 10th at 9:14 pm

    Yay!

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  51. penambangdollar Apr 11th at 6:24 am

    What’s this all about ?

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  52. jessicaalbadiary Apr 11th at 2:52 pm

    Hehe nice LOL 😛

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  53. themdudes Apr 11th at 8:02 pm

    I am official…Finally

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  54. romulor3 Apr 11th at 11:22 pm

    Oh, some guys believed!

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  55. brianfox Apr 12th at 8:11 pm

    I missed it this year. But I’ll keep an eye out for next year

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  56. raincoaster Apr 13th at 9:56 am

    So, are you still doing this? Cause my blog ain’t even IN the top 100 lately, yet there I am Blog of the Minute and it’s not even my birthday!

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  57. sofia L.S. Apr 14th at 7:37 am

    Is it a 1 of april joke or is it for real?

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  58. Jane Devin Apr 17th at 10:40 am

    Surely my blog would break the awesome meter. An algorithm of pi would be needed to encapture the heights of glory to which my blog has ascended. Please work on that next April Fool’s Day, won’t you?

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  59. eriksr Apr 17th at 10:18 pm

    It’s fake, Sokia, it is an April 1 joke 🙂

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  60. cudweeds Apr 18th at 9:38 pm

    It’s April 18th and I’m still laughing….

    Just joking.

    I’m really over it

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