The Only A-List Blogger is Mr. T

B.A. Baracus would be one heck of a blogger. All the kids would dial up his blog to get bling bling advice and information on all kinds of assault weapons.

Since Baracus is technically a fictional character (or at least somewhat of a fictional character) it takes a little more than a television show to make the blogging A-Team.

It wouldn't take much for the KU rubber duckie to crack the a-list. All he needs are a couple quacky friends to read his material.

I'm a big fan of assigning popularity based on something quantitative. The popular blogs list on technorati does just that. It's a pretty simple formula too. The site that is linked to by the most sites is number one.

Linking to another site actually does a few things. First, and most obviously, it shows that other people are looking at the site. What it also does, however, is it gives people looking at the secondary site to link to the primary site, therefore increasing overall traffic to the primary site. So if a whole bunch of people are already looking at a site, it's going to be popular. But if they link to the site from their own site, it allows the popularity of the linked-to site to grow exponentially.

I also like the fact that blogs aren't ranked on traffic, because there should be some sort of interactivity with blogs. This also gives a definition to what makes an a-list blog. It's not about how many people see your site, but how many times, in a way, someone is recommending the blog.

The only problem is the amount of sites with a rundown of a-list blogs. And they're never the same. Take Blogebrity for example. I don't have a clue how they compile their a-list. I looked around the site for an explanation for a good 15 minutes before giving up.

In the end, I don't think it really matters if your blog is on some sort of stupid list. It's all about the content in your blog. If the content is worthy of attracting a lot of people and those people continue to come back on a daily or weekly basis, then it's a good blog.

But for those who are after fame and glory, there are plenty of helpful tips available for enhancing your stardom chances.