If you link to a CNN story their ‘bots will notice and your post will appear in the Blogs section at the end of the article.
I’d rather get a mention from someone who actually read what I wrote, even without a link, than a link from a ‘bot.
Your mileage may vary.
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Agreed, wholeheartedly. I don’t even track or even count inbound links. Yes, I know that’s almost heresy by conventional blogger standards, but it’s a decision I made long ago, and I’ve yet to see a good reason to modify my policy. Inbound links are nice, but I blog for my own reasons.
I suppose your discovery means I may have been linked by CNN, when I have linked articles there. Woo-hoo… ask me if I care.
do you care?
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This looks a good deal more like CNN trying to bump up their credibility, than any benefit to a blogger, unless you have advertising. I tend to look for the people that actually do the reporting, rather than the people mirroring it, which is why I acknowledge the AP a lot, and don’t mention the site carrying the report.
It would be nice if the traditional media figured out that all they need to do is their job – provide accurate reporting of the facts, and label the opinions as opinions and not news.
It would be nice if the traditional media figured out that all they need to do is their job – provide accurate reporting of the facts, and label the opinions as opinions and not news.
word.
i figured their linking to blogs just meant that they were looking for more ways to feed advertising to captive eyeballs, rather than making a bid for credibility.
I don’t doubt that extra clicks is part of the mix, as well as a need to show they are ready for “Web 2.0,” whatever they think that means.