Technorati Says: “Tag, You’re It!”

Technorati is clearly looking to resurrect its traffic stats.

To that end, they have just rolled out a new service, previously in beta, that lets you create content for them in exchange for exposure. Technorati’s Tag Pages and Blurbs creates a Wikipedia-like directory that incorporates your original content into their official "tag" pages.

Here’s how it works: first, you need to sign up with Blogcritics.  Then, you must create or claim tags.  Finally, just produce original content related to your chosen tags and Technorati will highlight it on specific tag pages, like Health, for example.

Blurbs, on the other hand, a little different.  You can can add tag-related blurbs directly to Tag Pages for instant display in the left-hand margin.

Technorati can automatically generate listings of recent blog posts relating to each tag, but it still has to rely on users to write the summaries for each page. To entice writers, the site is allowing users to include links to their own blogs or webpages in their submissions (provided they’re relevant):

“This is a unique opportunity for authors, brands, agencies, experts and content sites with some significant benefits. Your tag article will appear on Technorati.com with a writer credit. You will be seen as the definitive expert on a tag subject – by millions of readers. Your article can include links to useful references and sites, including your own, if relevant, as well as your own byline link. It’s also really easy to contribute: tag articles are only 2-3 paragraphs, between 100 and 200 words, and can live for years as evergreen content.”

To further entice writers, Technorati is making each tag page first come, first served, so better get in quickly.

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