Technorati Changes Ranking Authority System

Technorati has just changed the format of their rankings system and introduced a new term called “Authority,” which is basically how many blogs are linking to your site. They still use the term “Rank” to show where your blog ranks relative to rest of the blogosphere. Take a look at the before and after pictures I have here:

Before:

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After:

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I guess using the word “Authority” makes it easier for people to differentiate between google and technorati when talking about backlinks now.