Congratulations to a fellow communicator for a job well done. Todd And(rlik) created a fairly objective index to measure PR and Marketing blogs according to popularity, reach, influence, and the ‘it’ factor. The Power 150 was good enough that he’s letting it leave his little nest, and fly to a loftier perch at Ad Age. (Note: I was never even close to getting those Legos on this site. Not even Duplo blocks.)
It just underscores the notion that we live in a flatter environment. One good idea can percolate from the bottom and gain momentum, and provide a valuable service to the whole community. Already it has inspired knockoffs like the Dirt 100, a ranking of the top celebrity gossip sites.
With that in mind, I propose the Mighty Mite 50: an online ranking of the 50 best Communications blogs that nobody is reading.
We’ll let the community nominate great blogs that meet certain low thresholds. We’ll post the lists, and let the community “rank” them… and after they get enough traffic to fly, we’ll graduate them to the Hall of Fame.
Todd? Scott? Michael? Anyone with a bit of advice on how to automate this?
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Well, the Nobodies must have most of that 50 nailed down flat. Flatter than flat. Nailed.
Well….isn’t the whole point of Nobodies/Mighty Mites that they don’t care if anybody’s readin’ or rankin’ em?
They may not care about readership enough to drop link-bait or grease up the SEO machine, but they still might have great content.
Since there are more new players than any of us could individually scan, we can use a small community to seek out new perspectives, and highlight those deserving of attention.
Hey; Constatin keeps a delicious list of newcomers that might be useful. There is a link to it on his blog. Since it is RSS enabled it can be fed into a widget and displayed.
Constantin’s list might be a starting point, but not all of those blogs have found their voice.
Besides – why should we sit back and expect him to do everything?
Well, if you really want to pursue it, there’s a fair amount of programming, prep work and ongoing maintenance involved. Gimme a call if you want to discuss it.