A book report on the topic of lensrank

Lensrank has long been a topic that has hit the Topicability Index. Much has been discussed on the SquidU Forum with regards to lensrank:

• how to get a lens into the top tier
• how to keep it there
• squid angels' blessings and lensrank
• purple stars effect on lensrank
• falling lensrank
• bottom-feeders of lensrank -- those lenses that seem to fall even out of the last tier which has a 85,000 lensrank cut-off currently

Well, today a lens came into the Topicability radar in that the lens is another lensmaster's take on an existing lens that I happened to author. They are both SquidLit book review lenses! How appropriate for us to discuss this book report on the topic of lensrank don't you think? It also compares something old vs. something new. And, might also show the impact of Squid Angel blessings too!

First of all, back in January 2009, I purchased Julie & Julia at our local Borders store. Hubby and I were in the store looking for some other books, but when I spotted the cover and title of Julie and Julia, I was hooked. You see I am Julie and my grandmother is Julia! Get it? I always wanted to cook just like my grandma Julia Nagy. So, it was my hook!

Lens #1 -- Julie and Julia -- The Book by lensmaster JaguarJulie.
Created: January 2, 2009
Ranked: #277 in Books
Lensrank: #27,800 overall
Lens Rating: by 26 people
Favorites: 9
Total Traffic: 15 visits this week
Angels Blessings:
Guestbook: 9 comments
Poll #1: 18 votes
Poll #2: 9 votes
Duel: 8
Plexo #1: 34 votes

Lens #2 -- A Julie And Julia Book Review by Treasures-By-Brenda.
Created: September 20, 2009
Ranked: #826 in Arts
Lensrank: #15,791 overall
Lens Rating: by 9 people
Favorites: 3
Total Traffic: 8 visits this week
Angels Blessings: 5 visits by Squid Angels
Guestbook: 8 comments
Poll #1: 7 votes
Poll #2: 0 votes
Duel: 0

Blog Blog Blog and You Reach Milestone

It is amazing to note the number of search results from doing a Google web search for "blog." What is equally amazing is to note that Seth Godin is the #4 blog listed after 2 Google sites and Wikipedia. That is pretty darn good remarkable -- especially considering that searching on "blog" yields some 2,890,000,000 results! That's nearly 3 billion. Wow.

1. Blogger: Create your free blog
   Blogger is a free blog publishing tool from Google for easily sharing your thoughts with the world.
2. Blog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a website, usually maintained by an individual ...
3. Official Google Blog
   Official weblog, with news of new products, events and glimpses of life inside Google.
4. Seth's Blog
   Seth Godin's riffs on marketing, respect, and the ways ideas spread.

Today is a noteworthy day in that Seth Godin achieved his 3,000 consecutive blog post. It's further noteworthy in that to be able to have 3,000 relevant, topical posts is a remarkable accomplishment.
In the Summer of 2000, I was introduced to Seth Godin's writings when I received a copy of his Permission Marketing from a fellow webmaster. After that, one by one, I would receive more of Seth Godin's books through my work with BzzAgent.

My very first blog post was over four years ago on December 22, 2004. Looking back to that blog post, what resonates with me today is this:

... it is important to have relevant and current content. Market or promote your blog by trading links ... use a lot of outbound links.

It makes just as much sense today that blog posts should be topical, relevant, and spot-on to be worthy of readers. Additionally, a blog achieves more credibility when other bloggers are backlinking to the blog.

May I recommend that you read Seth's blog post for today AND that you also take some time to read the Wikipedia entry for a blog. I've been a fan of Wikipedia for eons; there is really no other place comparable on the internet where a reader can find such a conglomeration of information that rivals the old hard-copy enclycopedias. Reading about the history and evolution of the blog reveals some amazing facts about bloggers.

A blog can be mightier than the sword! A blog can lead to 'other things.' Take Julie Powell for example. She wrote a blog about her experiences mastering the cooking of Julia Child. That blog led to a book, which led to a movie! That's pretty cool I think.