07-08-2007, 09:42 AM
Quote:Blog search-engine startup Technorati's own technorati, including its chief technologist and vice president of engineering, are leaving. With these heavy-hitters will go some of the site's geek credibility, while Google siphons away some of its traffic. It's all part of the Silicon Valley life cycle.
Will the company survive? Sure. But it will need to change if it is to flourish...
Technoratis Gordon acknowledges that the site is trying simultaneously to reach publishers and consumers of user generated contenta broad mission. But as the company burns through even more infusions of funding, perhaps new management will consider reinventing the company into something less ambitious and more focused...
full article: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/07...orati.html
Quote:Meanwhile, almost 50% of Technoratis traffic is actually coming from Google (47% at the end of March 2007, says Hitwise).
As others pointed out many months ago, Google may decide that having Technorati search result pages within Google results offers no value, and drop them altogether.
Technoratis latest move was to turn itself into a multimedia hub, something that hasnt appealed to the tech elite (ironic, considering the companys name). Traffic is climbing, they say, but that wont continue if Google pulls the plug...
full article: http://mashable.com/2007/07/07/what-shou...norati-do/
