To my complete surprise, "The Age of Uncertainty" has appeared in Wikio's Top 30 Literary Blogs. I suspect the reason for this sudden promotion has nothing to do with literature and everything to do with
this post about a Victorian photograph album, which someone then posted on
Boing Boing.
This photo proved to be particularly popular:
I shall be forever indebted to this terrifying family.
As my ranking will probably crash back down to no.1,037 next month, I'll make sure that I enjoy this brief moment of blog fame.
Here are the other blogs in the list, which is published tomorrow:
Literature
Ranking made by Wikio
I shall be forever indebted to this terrifying family.
1037? I'm jealous. My highest raking so far as been 3829. I would really love to know what I need to do to attract more readers. Not that I'm doing badly but when I look at the content of some of the sites in the Top 30 I do wonder. I mean good luck to them and all that.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, well done you. Don't let my sour grapes spoil your 15 minutes of fame.
It's all down to hits. Why two blogs of equal worth get vastly different numbers of hits is a complete mystery to me, unless there's an easily discernible factor, like being linked to popular sites like Metafilter and Boing Boing.
ReplyDeleteMy brief appearance on this list is down to pure luck.
Well deserved indeed.
ReplyDeleteI daredn't even look up my rankings. Then again, I'm a far lazier blogger, aside from being less than literary on occasion.
By the by, on the subject of spooky Victorians, you must catch the new Burke & Hare film - more entertaining than it should be, given the content!
Many congratulations! You completely deserve to be on that list, in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteAh - well done, and I suspect that photograph will populate many nightmares in the years to come...
ReplyDeleteThere's a nice balance to this blog, Steerforth. Don't sell yourself short. The Age of Uncertainty is probably my blog find of the year, so far.
ReplyDeleteYou post of the Victorian pictures and the Aadams family got me here, but the rest of the very interesting content of your blog and your thoughtful entries keep me coming back.
ReplyDeleteI would love to know who that family was and how the picture came to be.
Congratulations and well done. I believe once those who found you thru boing boing will be back...great blog...all the time.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for the kind comments. It's great to know that the photos and diaries I find can gain a whole new lease of life in the blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteI have time on my hands, being stuck at home with a virulent bug, so I ploughed through the other 29 on that list. One or two I knew already, in particular the estimable dovegreyreader, but I have to say that with few exceptions these blogs are irritatingly self-serving, or pompous, or unpleasant to look at, or just plain dull. So no, don't do yourself down - your blog ticks all the boxes, being none of the above!
ReplyDelete"I shall be forever indebted to this terrifying family"!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the honor: you deserve it.