We have been highlighting the blog ranking system produced by our friends at Blognetnews.com over the last few weeks. Last week we actually came in #1 in political influence in the State of California, which was a very gratifying experience for all of us here at the Orange Juice! blog.
The previous week the Red County/OC Blog had come in first place. But even when we moved ahead of them they kept touting that they were #1. I let that slip without question as I knew that their editor, Jubal/Matt Cunningham, had to be quite sore that we had come out ahead of him.
But this week, after the O.C. Register’s Orange Punch came in #1, Cunningham dropped all links to Blognetnews.com and then he posted this attack on their ranking system:
“Although Red County/OC Blog has been doing well in this ranking, it’s pretty clear it’s a marketing device — albeit an ingenious one — by BlogNetNews.
They send e-mails to all of us inviting us to check out their blog rankings. We get excited about it and post links from our blog to BNN — not mention pasting their ready-made graphics so BNN gets free blog ad placement.
Otherwise, how often do any of the Orange County blogs — or California blogs — post links to BNN?
Besides, any list of “California’s Most Influential Political Blogs” that omits Dan Weintruab’s “California Insider,” the SF Chronicles “Politics” blog and the LA Times “Political Muscle” blog (which is on temporary hiatus) — has to be suspect.
The list is neat to see. I was initially excited about it when it debuted. And I think it is an indication of how OC has the most vibrant local blogosphere in the state, but it’s still, at heart, a marketing gimmick that we should take too seriously..”
But Blognetnews.com’s editor, Dave Mastio, did not take that attack lying down. He responded right away:
“Yesterday, Jubal said:
“Besides, any list of “California’s Most Influential Political Blogs” that omits Dan Weintruab’s “California Insider,” the SF Chronicles “Politics” blog and the LA Times “Political Muscle” blog (which is on temporary hiatus) — has to be suspect.”
Once again, this is factually inaccurate: BNN does include California Insider and it has been in the top 20. BNN also includes the Chronicle’s politics blog, though it hasn’t made the top 20 yet. And since, the LA Times Political Muscle hasn’t posted in the last three weeks, it couldn’t have possibly made it into our lists. When they start posting again, we will carry them.
I don’t know why Jubal is attacking BNN’s credibility, but I wish he’d stick to the facts.
Maybe I am crazy here, but if Jubal would like to understand our system better so he can assess its credibility, he might start by asking questions. My email is editor@blognetnews.com
If anyone else has questions or blogs they think we omit, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line.”
Cunningham has also altered the link to our blog, over at Red County/OC Blog, so that it sends his readers to O.C. Supervisor Janet Nguyen’s campaign website instead of our blog. I thought that was funny at first…but he still has not changed the link back. It has become yet another sophomoric attack by the increasingly infantile Cunningham.
I find it ironic that Cunningham is accusing me of being a Nguyen sycophant, when he had nothing but glowing things to say about her opponents, Carlos Bustamante and Trung Nguyen, during last year’s Supervisorial campaign.
I for one am proud that our blog is listed by Blognetnews.com. I have also added a few other such features to our blog in recent weeks. You now see a blog widget touting the Technorati blog ratings service on our site. We also added a widget for the Alexa blog ranking system, and we signed up for Google Analytics.
We want to know how we are doing – and we want to share all of that information with our readers. You won’t find ANY such ratings on Red County/OC Blog’s site. Their information is a secret – much like Cunningham’s secret identity “Jubal” used to be until OC Weekly outed him.
Art who cares? You talk about Jubal acting Juvenile….infantile.
You have him in a tutu last week. You just can not take a joke or criticism….but you SURE love to dish it.
I love jokes as much as the next guy, but here is what Jubal posted today on Red County, in response to a plea from Bladerunner to fix our link:
“I like and respect you, but Pedroza goes out of his way to use O-J try and attack my credibility and that of this blog. For some reason, the guy can never leave well enough alone.
If that’s what he wants to use his blog for, that’s his business — but I don’t have to direct our readers to it, and don’t want waste time responding to his spitballs.
I’m sorry about Claudio and Larry, but they choose to be part of Art’s enterprise. Maybe they should start their own blog. I’d be happy to link to that.”
Clearly Jubal is not going to fix the link. Oh well. That is more of a disservice to his readers than a blow to us.
Flowerszzz,
One more thing, Jubal’s attack on Blognetnews.com is Bush league. It is a cheap shot that ought not be tolerated.
I thought that Dave Mastio did a great job of refuting Jubal’s whacked out assertions…
And yet in this very post you once again attack him? Art do you really not see what you do? You make it so hard to get along with you. Perhaps if you were to think before you speak (or post) things might be easier for you and you would get attacked less. However, I think you thrive on the negative attention. It is one thing to have strong opinions it is another to be so blindly obnoxious and clueless. You guess which one you are.
Flowerszzz,
I don’t mind being attacked. But Jubal clearly does.
You need to have a thick skin in this business.
BTW, in this post Jubal clearly attacked Dave Mastio’s site and credibility. Funny how that seems to be OK with you…
I don’t even know or care who that Dave Guy is….besides no one attacked him. You don’t even know who he is. Jubal just questioned the credibility of the rankings due to a potential advertising gimmick. If that is an attack the you launch nothing short of nukes over here.
Clearly Jubal is not going to fix the link.Oh well. That is more of a disservice to his readers than a blow to us.
Poor baby.
I think what Jubal did IS fixing the link. This might as well be ilovejanetnguyen.com
This blog is like the Faces of Death of OC blogs. You look because its so gruesome and bizarre, but its not something you like to tell other people about.
Flowerszzz is right. Jubal questioned the rankings. That’s it. Did you honestly think this was THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BLOG IN CALIFORNIA last week? Most influential blog in Santa Ana maybe.
These BlogNetNews guys are running a 50 state operation. Do you think a red flag will go up for this Mastio guy when O-J is ranking most influential in the state? Or when LiberalOC is #3?
You cling to this ranking like Sally Field clutching her Oscar crying “You like me! You really like me!”
The only difference is her award actually meant something. And she’s much better looking than Art.
One more thing, Jubal’s attack on Blognetnews.com is Bush league. It is a cheap shot that ought not be tolerated.
You’d know, Grima Pedrozatongue. You are the king of bush league cheap shots.
But if you think sucking up to BlogNetNews like this is going to juice your ranking…
I don’t mind being attacked. But Jubal clearly does.
You need to have a thick skin in this business
Really Art? Jubal cuts a crummy hyperlink to your blog, and you come totally unglued.
Yep, you have a REAL thick skin, alright. Any thicker and it would be see-through.
But keep howling at the moon, Art. It’s fun to watch.
Hey Art, you left out the best part. All of that dialogue you quoted happened on TheLiberalOC.com.
So Art. You’re Mr. Share Your Numbers With The Public.
Are you going to make your Google Analytics stats available for us to inspect?
Jubal is too busy cashing checks from SunCal to fix links.
Today he again is using Red Blog to bash Disney. So many ride Art for his connection to Janet, yet let Matt continue to feed bloggers the SunCal paid messages. His disclaimer was fine for a while, but the shilling has reached an all-time high or low.
I used to link to you (too bad you have such a tough address to remember..)from Red County but now I go to Red County and then to Liberal O.C. and then to you…It’s really been a hastle for me. Please Jubal, forgive Art and fix the link!
Flowerszzz,
Simple question. Why isn’t Jubal covering the emerging story about Van Tran’s support for Lou Correa’s SB 645 – a bill that slams non-union contractors?
I have no idea Art – why don’t you ask him? I would suspect the same reasons you never post anything bad about Janet. Why are you not covering the Janet appointment debacle?
Hey, Mr. Share-Your-Numbers-With-The-Public!
You still haven’t answered my question: Are you going to make your Google Analytics stats available for us to inspect?
In other words, you’re not going to make them available to your readers.
Is it because the Google Analytics undercuts your claims of blog influence?
Once again, Art, you prove you are all talk. You blast OC Blog for not making their numbers public when you’re not willing to do it either.
What a hypocrite.
pedrozabot,
No, you are wrong. If you want the report, meet me at the Memphis next Thursday night. It is a fair trade. I get to see who has been ripping me for months, and you get the numbers. Fair, no?
We want to know how we are doing – and we want to share all of that information with our readers.
Your words, Art, not mine.
You can change the subject and play games all you want, but if you don’t give readers access to your Google Analytics stats, then your a liar.
Typical Pedroza game playing.
I quote you again:
We want to know how we are doing – and we want to share all of that information with our readers.
If you really meant that, you wouldn’t make any reader drive to a bar to “share” them.
You’re obviously please with yourself over your little manipulation, but no matter how you cut it, your a liar if you don’t share your Google Analytics the way you share your SiteMeter stats.
I think the Google numbers undercut your traffic claims, and so you won’t share them. This isn’t about me, it’s about Art Pedroza and whether he can keep a promise.