Kenneth Applegate

Technorati vs. Digg

Right off the bat, I notice that Sports on both isn't exactly laid out the way I'd like it to be. Pretty sure there's a picture of BASKETBALL that remains top on the technorati section even after clicking the Baseball sub-heading, and on digg there's a remedy for toyota floor-mats smack in the middle. The ratings on Technorati seem to be out of 1000 pts, but the top 3 blogs at the moment are shy of a couple points, still respectable though. The ratings on Digg seem to be more sporadic as readers can 'digg' the item and boost its credibility.
I feel that the Digg rating systems are a lot more legit than the Technorati system, seeing as the Digg rating is for EACH blogpost, not the writer as a whole. By looking at it this way, if the author on technorati has a good reputation, then posts a faulty article, not many first-glancers will notice because the average rating will only be altered so much. Technorati starts at 1000 and works its way down, while Digg starts at 0 and works it's way up.

right now the top 3 on technorati are

Bleacher report, mlb rumors and deadspin

and on digg, which is olympic-flooded right now is
That Is Just Cold, Canada... (Pic)
NBC's Broken Olympic Coverage Annoys Absolutely Everyone
USA Beats Canada in Men's Hockey Showdown