The website Technorati uses a rating system based on specific data calculated over a short, finite period of time. Technorati Authority is based off of information such as a websites linking behavior, categorization and other related data. With this rating system, a websites "Authority" may rise and fall rapidly depending on what the blogosphere is discussing. The website Digg, on the other hand, has a rating system based completely from the consumers opinion of the article. If the reader "diggs" the article then they simply click a tab to say so. The number of "diggs" indicates the level of popularity of the article.
Based on the two rating systems, I personally prefer the "Digg" rating system. I find that just because many people have visited a website doesn't necessarily mean that the information is quality. With Digg I am able to more effectively discern the interesting articles from the lame.
With Technorati Authority I found that the top 3 articles on the 2010 Winter Olympics were found on these websites...
1. The Huffington Post
2. Engadget
3. Gizmodo
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