How Will SpotPlex Drive Traffic To Small Bloggers?

March 2nd, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Filed Under: Blogging • Internet News

Tags: beta, Digg, Social Networks, spotplex, TechCrunch

I’ve just read about Spotplex a new news aggregator that TechCrunch seem to think has the potential to be better than Digg, as it can’t be abused by users.

Spotplex decides which stories to put on its homepage based on which stories are read the most. It tracks reads by getting sites to add code to their site that reports back how many times a post has been read.

I just can’t see how this will allow the average site or blog to hit the homepage as the uberblogs will dominate page views so they will always get on the homepage, over and over again. Spotplex say that once they end their beta they will continuously tweak their algorithm to ensure everyone gets a fair crack.

You know me, I’ll do anything for more traffic so even though I’m sceptical, I’ve still fired off an email to signup@spotplex.com as apparently the first 1000 sites to do so will get included in the beta.

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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   Comment by Zigire on 2 March 2007:

   Sounds interesting.

   Thanks for the heads up!
2. #2

   Pingback by Spotplex - First Impressions :: Unintentionally Blank on 3 March 2007:

   [...] to the pageviews of any large blog out there. Everton Blair, at Connected Internet, harbours similar fears, but in Techcrunch’s review, Michael Arrington mentions how he thinks this could be overcome [...]
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   Comment by Brendan on 4 March 2007:

   Good Stuff….will definitely look into. Thanks for sharing info like this.
4. #4

   Trackback by Connected Internet on 4 March 2007:

   I’ve Joined The SpotPlex Beta…

   I got my SpotPlex invite yesterday and it’s been live for a few hours so far. Adding the code was simple. All I had to do was choose what categories were relevant to my site, and then add the generated code to my site like any other blogging ba…
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   Comment by Dan and Jennifer on 4 March 2007:

   Thanks Everton, looks like I missed a few days of Techcrunch. Sounds cool, I just fired off an email for our site too.

   Didn’t see much there yet for Dating / Relationships so this should be fun.

   Have an awesome day!
   Dan
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   Comment by Everton on 4 March 2007:

   Didn’t see much there yet for Dating / Relationships so this should be fun.

   Don’t forget to add yourself to my directory. So far the only dating submission I’ve had is the one below which I had to reject:

   Description:
   Gentlemen4Hire is the UK’s premier straight male escort company.

   Our database of men caters for all tastes and all occasions from dinner dates, work functions to weekend breaks. All our male escorts have been interviewed and are recognized as being the most professional in the industry. We have escorts based nationwide so no matter where you are we can offer you a fantastic selection.
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   Comment by Dan and Jennifer on 4 March 2007:

   Cute.

   Thanks Everton, just submitted it. Our site is a Dating / Relationship / Love / Sex advice column, so had a tough time deciding between Relationships and Sexuality.

   Can’t wait for the blog pimping!!!! We’re just a few spots behind Paul Stomatiou.

   It’s been a good week or so for linkbacks, reviews, and such. We actually got inteviewed by Nneka from the Balanced Life Center (great site on spirituality) just over a week ago - focusing on the spiritual aspects of the site and our message. Here’s the link - feel free to edit it out if you prefer:
   http://www.balancedlifecenter.com/176-relationship-trouble-ask-dan-and-jennifer

   And the next day we got a great review J.R.’s Seeds for Wealth (again, feel free to edit it out the link if you prefer): http://seedsforwealth.com/Blog/top-blogger-roll-call-ask-dan-and-jennifer/

   Thanks for all the great content you share by the way, I found this site through eMom Wendy Piersall’s site some weeks back and have been coming back regularly.

   Have an awesome day!
   Dan
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   Pingback by Spotplex - The new Digg? | Twenty Steps on 12 March 2007:

   [...] the recommendation by Everton over at Connected Internet, I’ve decided to give Spotplex a whirl. It’s a news [...]
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   Pingback by Spotplex! | Bill2me dot Com on 13 March 2007:

   [...] if blogs like mine will always get beat out by sites like TechCrunch) its certainly interesting. Connected Internet made similar observations a little more than a week [...]

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