Engadget (my favorite tech-blog on the net) has recently implemented a type of trackback system. Now at the bottom of each post there is a link for “Linking Blogs”.
Trackbacks certainly aren’t new, but what I like about Engadget’s system is the fact that they are using the power of Technorati for the linkbacks. Basically, the “Linking Blogs” link just points back to a Technorati watchlist for the url of that particular post. This means it will pick up anyone who’s indexed by Technorati that links back to that post, whether the person is trying to be included or not. While I haven’t tried too hard, I still haven’t wrapped my head around how the trackback system is supposed to work… but this Technorati implementation is perfect as far as I’m concerned. Just link to the post, and Technorati will pick you up automatically.
In fact I like it so much, I’m going to see if I can hack some Blogger code together and include it here on Ocell.blog!
[Update] I have officially stolen the idea Engadget stole from Boing Boing… and you can now find a “LinkBack” link at the bottom of each post. [/Update]
Link: Engadget: Who’s linking to this post?
Tags: blog Engadget Technorati
Is it hard to set up the link backs?
Thanks for asking Mike. I posted how I did it in this post.