There are by some estimates more than a million weblogs. But most of them get no visibility in search engines. Only a few “A-List” blogs get into the top search engine results for a given topic, while the majority of blogs just don’t get noticed. The reason is that the smaller blogs don’t have enough links pointing to them. But this posting could solve that. Let’s help the smaller blogs get more visibility!

This posting is GoMeme 4.0. It is part of an experiment to see if we can create a blog posting that helps 1000’s of blogs get higher rankings in Google. So far we have tried 3 earlier variations. Our first test, GoMeme 1.0, spread to nearly 740 blogs in 2.5 days. This new version 4.0 is shorter, simpler, and fits more easily into your blog.

Why are we doing this? We want to help thousands of blogs get more visibility in Google and other search engines. How does it work? Just follow the instructions below to re-post this meme in your blog and add your URL to the end of the Path List below. As the meme spreads onwards from your blog, so will your URL. Later, when your blog is indexed by search engines, they will see the links pointing to your blog from all the downstream blogs that got this via you, which will cause them to rank your blog higher in search results. Everyone in the Path List below benefits in a similar way as this meme spreads. Try it!

Instructions: Just copy this entire post and paste it into your blog. Then add your URL to the end of the path list below, and pass it on! (Make sure you add your URLs as live links or HTML code to the Path List below.)

Path List

  1. Minding the Planet
  2. Luke Hutteman’s public virtual MemoryStream
  3. geek ramblings
  4. The Equivocal Ramblings of Kevin Francis
  5. neverhood.net
  6. Spinneyhead
  7. Flat8
  8. The Rusty Spigot
  9. CoffeeBear.net
  10. (your URL goes here! But first, please copy this line and move it down to the next line for the next person).

(NOTE: Be sure you paste live links for the Path List or use HTML code.)

Testing Meme Propagation In Blogspace: Add Your Blog!

This posting is a community experiment that tests how a meme, represented by this blog posting, spreads across blogspace, physical space and time. It will help to show how ideas travel across blogs in space and time and how blogs are connected. It may also help to show which blogs are most influential in the propagation of memes. The dataset from this experiment will be public, and can be located via Google (or Technorati) by doing a search for the GUID for this meme (below).
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If you live the life of any famous person there has ever been (living or dead); who would you be?

Me, I’d go for Neil Armstrong. Why? Because I’ve always wanted to go into space and walk on another world and while the moon technically isn’t another world; it’s as close as the human race has ever gotten.

Feel free to ponder this musing of the moment and answer it in a comment here or in your own blog.

Trisha McFarland-from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon-You're a nine year old girl that gets lost in the woods.  You have a great deal of determination, and you know how to take care of
Trisha McFarland-from The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon-You’re a nine year old girl that gets lost in the woods. You have a great deal of determination, and you know how to take care of yourself, even when you’re scared.

Which Stephen King character are you?
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Ok, that’s just weird. A) I’ve never heard of this SK book* and B) the first question in the quiz lets you pick if you’re a male or female. Being a guy, I naturally choose male and still ended up being a nine-year old girl.

* Back in my high school days, I was a SK nut and read everything I could by him. Later I lost interest in his work but I didn’t realize that he’d released enough stuff that he’s got books out there that I’d not even heard of.

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You belong in the world of the laid-back, blue-sky lovers.
You belong on a lazy-day beach or anywhere where you can set up a relaxing bench or chair and watch the world go by. You don’t want to make any changes, watching is enough to make you content. The blue of the sky and the light of day beat into your soul and you drift into the world and around without harming anything or making any ripples in the fabric of humanity. Enjoy your peace, few have it, though few would want it at the cost.

Where do you belong?(ANIME IMAGES)
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Ok, that one’s a bit better. I’ve been told by some of my friends that if I were any more laid back; I’d be dead.

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If you only knew the power of the dark side.
Postatem obscuri lateris nescitis.
“You do not know the power of the Dark Side.” There are two possibilities: you are a Star Wars geek, or you are unreasoningly scary.

Which Weird Latin Phrase Are You?
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Actually, there are 3 possibilities. You’re a Star Wars geek, unreasonable scary or both. And the correct phrase from Star Wars is “Do not underestimate the power of the Dark Side”. Of course, there are much cooler Latin phrases out there. A former co-worker had one that started off as “Excuse me stewardess, but I believe you are on fire.” When translated into Latin and back into English; it came out as “Pardon this intrusion, air slave but it is my belief that you are covered in flame.” Or at least something very close to that. I’ll have to see if I can find a copy of the e-mail with the exact text in it again.

Edited on 12:37PM 24 March 2004: I just ran into the co-worker who did that translation and the retranslation back into English was: “Pardon me , air food slave but it is my deep religious conviction that your clothes are on fire.” Unfortunately, he doesn’t have the Latin version memorized and his notes on it are packed away in boxes in preperation for his move. He mentioned that another of our co-workers should have a copy of the phrase but when I checked; he doesn’t think he has it anymore. I’ve also done some checking around and I definately don’t have it. *sigh* Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to wait and see what happens with that.

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Schroeder
You are Schroeder!
Which Peanuts Character are You?
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Ok, I was hoping I’d get Snoopy but given the rest of the Peanuts cast; I could have done a lot worse!

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anime chick
You are a human shadow. If a loved one needs you, you are always right at his or her heels! Your deep social connection with human beings produces your qualities of genuine caring and charisma. However, at times you are naive to the true nature of your loved ones. Remember that humans’ gift of free will does not always lead them in wise directions. But your essence of love and friendship represent the other precious gifts of humanity. Overall you are a strikingly valuable and innocent being who has a lot to give.(please rate my quiz cuz it took me for freaking ever to create)

What Kind of Shadow Are You? (with gorgeous pics)
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White Dragon
You are a white dragon, pure and noble, you would help humans if they desprately need you. You are kind and wise with a heart of gold.

Which Dragon resides in your soul? (cool pictures!)
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My inner child is ten years old today
My inner child is ten years old!

The adult world is pretty irrelevant to me. Whether I’m off on my bicycle (or pony) exploring, lost in a good book, or giggling with my best friend, I live in a world apart, one full of adventure and wonder and other stuff adults don’t understand.

How Old is Your Inner Child?
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pummel
Weapons are not your thing. You would prefer to
pummel your opponent to death with your fists and feet. You show a lot of Honor but some power still eludes you. I can give you this power, I can make you stronger, join me.

How would you Murder?
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Wood

You are the chinese element of Wood. People who are under the element of wood are practical, focused and like to learn. Wood, you are a natural leader, but you also like to control a lot, you’re never still and especially hate to lose. The color of wood is blue/green and your
symbol is the dragon. Spring is the season in which wood shines, and it’s months are January/February. Your weather condition is rain. Wood is the direction east, and your day is Thursday, while your planet is Jupiter. Animals under your element are usually scaled. People under you are the Mongols. Your sense is sight, your taste is sour, your sound is calling and your virtue is benevolence. Your organ is the liver. You were created by Water and you control Earth.

Which of the 5 Chinese Elements Are You?
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