Have you seen the "leaderboards" on this site? Look at the "Member" tab at the top of this site, pull down the menu there and select "Leaderboards". This is a new feature of this network to highlight
- the most active members
- the top content
- the top photos
- top blog posts
- top discussions
Visiting these leaderboards you can see what is happening on our network.
I cannot manipulate the leaderboard's choices, rather the system I used to build this network chooses it. To calculate the Top Members, the system looks at a combination of quantity and quality. Basically, the algorithm boils down to asking, "How much is this member contributing, and how valuable are her contributions?"
You'll also notice that the Top Content Leaderboard takes in items across multiple features — photos, videos, blog posts, and events. What is cool about this is that you can find the most interesting stuff quickly. The Boards can tell you what is hot right now.
Presently I have the boards set so that they show what is hot "this week". It can also be reset for "this day" or "this month".
What do you think? Should I reset this so you can see longer range results, or shorter range results?
If you look on the left hand side of the site under "Photos" we are featuring the Top Members for the week. I pride myself on being the #1 member here, but have had a heck of a time lately staying ahead of Linda Shields, Lynda Wallis and Michelle Wermuth. In fact, I'd love to see myself chased off it altogether with new names and faces there every day. Can you do it?
P.S. All members who names show up on the leaderboards email me and I'll send you our new insignia, the Red Dot.
Comments
I'd love to know what nefarious means you have employed!! Did she send me money? Did she somehow get into the mechanics behind the algorithms that choose the leaders? Too funny...
Whew! I am back at the top of the leaderboards this morning. Who is going to challenge me?
The leaderboards sound like a great idea. I will have to check them out. I think I like the time period of one week best. What do you fellow Insiders think?
Jacki B