Not only are they keeping viewers informed of the stats, but they're also gaining new viewers in the bloggers that check out the incoming link! I was even able to spot a few blogs that I'd never checked out before. It's brilliant!
What if you're only interested in PR blog posts, or stuff about knitting or motherhood or scrapbooking and you want to know what are the hottest posts?
# Pro: It does increase my personal serendipity factor by highlighting posts from blogs that I don't follow
# Pro: Related to the above, the threshold for "important post" seems pretty low right now so it is possible for it to surface stuff from beyond the most popular blogs
# Pro: It's another measure of ranking/popularity
Awesome, awesome stuff. AppleFever.com has been my new daily haunt. Thanks to Vishen for the interview and for being patient while I sorted through my schedule before posting it.
What else are you guys waiting for - go check out SocialRank and all of the sites it powers!
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