There was once a time when Technorati.com meant something to online publishers. It was their professional reputation, and featuring on it was the goal of many. Technorati_hosts_its own ranking system to determine the influence of websites, based on their subject matter and a range of factors, including in- and outgoing links, which establish authority_and credibility. It is_the place where_you want your site to rank high, and we at The Next Web were among the many who once used it_as an indicator. It’s notable, then, that Technorati actually quietly removed its ranking system — which was perhaps the best-known and most...

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