This has been going on for a few days now, where I originally spotted it at Dosh Dosh. I spotted it later at Blog-Op and once again at Can't Coach That. I may have seen this at other blogs, but I have CRS disease and probably just don't remember.

I was going to hold off on this until May, after I switched hosting services, but I had to do that yesterday and now I've moved it up by a month. Before I get into my version of this, go to the links above, read what they have to say and get in on their exchanges.

The way it works is this: Your Technorati ranking is affected by how many people make you their favorite and by how many links there are to your blog. Without reciprocal link exchanges, it can take quite a while to get enough favorites to make a difference. What kind of effect does this have for your blog? It can only help it become more ubiquitous among other bloggers who use Technorati to monitor blog articles. I get a lot of referring from Technorati as it is now. That number can only go up.

Here's my version:

Click to make me your favorite on Technorati, then leave a comment that you did so that I can reciprocate in kind. As an extra measure, put this blog on your blogroll, sidebar links, or whatever you have, and leave that in a comment as well. I will reciprocate in kind. Regardless if whether you do one or both, I will add your blog to the bottom of this post as soon as I can get to it.

Having said all that, I reserve the right not to reciprocate to offensive websites (such as those that promote hate or illegal activities). I haven't had that problem in the past, so it shouldn't be a problem now.

I have this offer above the comments when you leave a comment, but you have to leave a comment to see it. Hence the need for writing a post to inform those that usually don't comment.

New Favorites:

Make Money Online with Dosh Dosh:

What's the main goal behind this Technorati Favorites Exchange?
The goal of this experiment is simple, to break into the Technorati Top 100 and determine the exposure and traffic benefits of being included in the Top 100 list.

Gauravonomics:

So, here's my own version of the Technorati Favorites exchange program -
- If you are subscribed to my feed, please add Gauravonomics to your Technorati Favorites.
- Check if you are already on my Technorati Favorites list.
- If you aren't, drop in a comment below or send me an e-mail and I'll add your blog both to my feedreader and to my Technorati Favorites list.
- I'll keep your blog on my feedreader for at least a month and, if I like your posts, I'll link to them on DesiPundit, Global Voices, Linkastic or my own blog. If you are a desi blogger and I really like your blog, I'll also feature it in my Desi Blog of the Day series and on my Hundred Must Read Desi Blogs list.

Garry Conn dot Com:

I want to help you grow your site in popularity. I want to help you increase traffic and interest in your site. I want to help your site improve it's Technorati Rank by delivering a quick and easy way for people to find your site, your posts and your pages. You work hard on your blog, just as thousands of other bloggers work hard on theirs. I want your hard work to pay off and that is why I want to help you increase your blogs popularity by adding your blog to my Technorati Favorites. I am not charging money or a service fee to do this. This is totally free! I will add your site into my Technorati Favorites if you will kindly do the same for me!

The Wrong Advices by Dan from Sydney, Australia.

free surfing:

This is an interesting aside to an already interesting blogging experience. The grand-daddy of all blog directories/search sites is none other than Technorati. They have added a Technorati favorite, and it seems like it is quite easy to get into the Top 100. I just read this very interesting experiment going on at Dosh Dosh blog where an ongoing experiment is being run to determine whether or not getting up in Technorati favorites will help a blog.

::HottneZ.com - Most Desirable Women on MySpace:: by Grzegorz Paslawski.

Mr. Gary Lee - Observations of an Aspiring Internet Marketeer by Mr. Gary Lee.

Technology Bites by Ram.

Dragonfly Media by Joost Schrier.

DANNYDANG.COM - I want to be a dot com mogul too! by Danny Dang.

The Rojak Blog:

As I want to simplify it, the main idea is to swap Technorati Favorites among each other blogs. By doing this, our blog's Favorited By list will increase in Technorati. And this ranking will give a great impact in the potential of gaining more traffic via this ranking list within Technorati and among fellow bloggers. Do visit Maki's Ultimate Technorati Favorites Exchange: An Interactive Experiment post for more information on how you can participate as well.

TechJunction by Joel Guarino.

Catch a Falling Star by Kelly Cho.

azazil.net - Escaping from Gloucestershire by Gary Vaughan.

Wampago - Music Videos Database:

OK its all over the place now people doing experiments about getting favourited in Technorati.
If you want to exchange links with me let me know. by commenting here then I will favourite back.
Everyone can add anyone who is asking for a link here, so if you have ten people asking for a link thats ten extra links to you as well once they see you have done the same for them.

Home Based Business by Brian Pratt.

Dummies Guide to Google Blogger Beta:

One of the ways to increase traffic to your blog is by getting a higher Page Rank. An increased Page Rank ensures that your blog will appear in the first few pages of search results returned by the search engines. Your Page Rank increases with the number of backlinks to your blog. If there are more blogs with your blog-link and more blogs favoriting your blog at Technorati then it helps.

NEWS & RIFLESSIONI by Alex Badalic (Italian language blog)

MotoGP World by Sandra.

jon lee dot see eh by Jon Lee.

I'm not just a mom…I'm a Home Mom:

I first saw this mentioned over at Mr. Gary Lee's website, guess I wanted to see if it worked. Okay that's not true, I was lazy and kept forgetting to write it up. lol. See, I actually favorited his blog the day he posted it, but as you can see it took me a while to post about it. Are you trying to find a way to increase your rankings? One way to do it is by joining in on this "Technorati Faves Exchange" or as I call it "The Tech Train."

Siteguide by Vijay.

Random Expressions by Deepak Jeswal.

Rinsem's Rink by Michael Rinsem.

Foreign Perspectives by Arnold Stewart.

Gladiator Fitness Blog by Dominic Paris.

Digital Phocus online income:

Dosh Dosh writes an interesting post about gaining admittance into the Technorati most favorited list.
He asserts that, although the top 100 linked to blogs is difficult to break into, the top favorited list only requires your blog be favorited by 115 members. Not too hard, with the right approach.

Arts & Stuff by Susan Borgas.

Life in the Fast Lane:

What's all the buzz about? Maki at Dosh Dosh has started a Technorati Favorites Exchange with the goal for bloggers to break into the Top 100 favorite blogs on Technorati, and to increase traffic and get more exposure to your blogs. Who doesn't want more traffic?

ShanKri-la:

I have seen this original post at Dosh Dosh's Ultimate Technorati Favorites Exchange. Now, Matt at eJabs has motivated me to try it as well.
This is an attempt to break into the Technorati Top 100 which can only be good for us. It's simply you favorite me and I'll favorite you. Maki at Dosh Dosh has explained this extensively and his reasoning is compulsive.

THE ANiTOKiD CHRONIKOS:

Almost everyone I know is interested in promoting their site/s and increasing their rankings. One way that many bloggers promote their site is on Technorati. My good friend over at Dosh Dosh, Maki, decided to create a Technorati Favorites exchange as an experiment to see if Dosh Dosh could get listed on the Top favorited site list.

Genius Types:

To celebrate the reinstatement of Genius Types on Technorati after one month of mysterious banishment, I'm holding a favorite exchange party like the one hosted by Dosh Dosh.

Keeping Fit is A Daily Battle:

Just a side note here about Technorati appreciate readers or other bloggers if you could favorite my blog in Technorati, doing so would help you aggregate your reading in Technorati. You will have a summary to read and you would not switch back and forth on reading your favorite blogs.

Zath - Simon Barker's Blog of Computers and Gaming!

iReview

Thanks to DoshDosh for the clear explanation, now I am 18 favorites richer and get few more links from other bloggers. If you are not sure how it works, heads up to DoshDosh to read.

HTNet by Azmeen Afandi.

Kyle's Cove by Kyle Eslick.

fyais - Nothing Else Matters:

Hi all! I believe a lot of bloggers have heard about this Technorati Favourites Exchange experiment invented by Doshdosh. It is basically a way you can expose your blogs and at the same time improve your traffic. Here are the steps how you can participate : 1. Of course, first you need to create a free account with Technorati. It's just a minute process. 2. Then, favorite my blog by clicking here. 3. After that, please leave your Technorati username as well as a similar link to your blog in a comment …

Serendipity:

I happen to visit Dosh Dosh for the first time when I saw the reference on Nirmal's blog. I must say that I more than impressed by the quality of content on the blog (BTW my all time favourite happens to be Lorelle because of her lucid and attractive way of writing, aided with relevant pics ). Anyways, I think Dosh Dosh deserves to be in the top 100 and thus I fully support its scheme of favourite exchange.

Blog About Your Blog by Matthew H.

Panopticum (foreign language blog):

There is an ongoing Technorati Favorite exchange experiment around the blogosphere. I am participating and hoping that my technorati rank will increase. The favorites exchange that Dosh Dosh is proposing is certainly interesting.

Shawn-Knight.net - True Life: I Run a Tech Site!

Hacked Gadgets by Alan Parekh.

Ordinary Folk by Mike Wheeler.

:: [B][E][A][U][T][I][F][U][L] :: by Norlina Mohd Mushahar.

Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign)

We all want more traffic, right?
Well, I've been watching my friend Garry Conn participate in Dosh Dosh's Ultimate Technorati Favorites Exchange. Gary has seen huge traffic increases. As have a number of other bloggers.

Vinod Live!:

Maki has initiated a powerful program to tap the community potential of Technorati to yeild better quality links to your blog. I am participating in this program and is curious to see the results.
On similar lines, I am exchanging Technorati favorites here.

NiaTradingSignals:

I came across Dosh Dosh's blog and he has an interesting technorati exchange experiment. Those that are blog owners and they are many who come here may be interested in the experiment.

PLANET APEX:

It was started by Dosh Dosh and he has named it the 'Technorati Favorites Exchange: An Interactive Experiment'. The aim of it is to increase your blog's Technorati Favorite ranking by exchanging favorites with other bloggers.

My Affiliate Journey:

I am not sure who was the first to introduced me to the idea of reciprocating when it comes to technocratic favorites so I am going to give credit to both blogs: Niche Marketing by Andy Beard and Dosh Dosh.

A Blogspate by Juliet Pain.

Make Money Online The Quick and Easy Way!:

I found this great post over at Dosh Dosh's blog today called " Dosh Dosh's Ultimate Technorati Favorites Exchange: An Interactive Experiment " and decided to participate.
Anyone can join in this project if you are signed up with Technorati, you have a blog and your blog is not full of spam or copyrighted material per Dosh Dosh's request.

Anything and Everything by Chris Hoesly.

Web 2.0 Marketing Guy:

There is much who-ha about a Technorati Favs trains and trying to manipulate the the Top 100 Blog list over the past week. These fav trains have been started up at several blogs.
Maki from Dosh Dosh is running a Technorati Favorites Exchange as part of an experiment in seeing how Technorati can be used to gain exposure for a blog as well as develop a broader reader base.

Globalwarming Awareness2007 is about globalwarming and its effects on the world by Mark Laymon.

i Thought, therefore i Blog:

If you thought my link swap campaign to boost my technorati ranking was evil, you thought wrong! This exercise appears juvenile when compared to what Maki is scheming over at Dosh Dosh where he started a Technorati Favourites Exchange experiment aiming to break into the top 100 favourite blogs in Technorati! Definitely EVIL!

Article Discovery Politics:

Dosh Dosh has come up with an interactive experiment involving the Technorati favorite function. As most of you would know if you are seriously involved with blogging Technorati is difficult to ignore.
Well, I suppose that you could ignore Technorati but since it is probably the premier blog tracking and blog social networking site on this planet doing so would likely be a big mistake. The Dosh Dosh idea is a simple one of genus.

K a f t a n s a l e - T h e B l o g

calvinwarr.com:

This is an interesting aside to an already interesting blogging experience. As we all know, the grand-daddy of all blog directories/search sites is none other than Technorati. I just read this very interesting experiment going on at Dosh Dosh blog where an ongoing experiment is being run to determine whether or not getting up in Technorati favorites will help a blog.

Versa Creations Marketing & Advertising Blog:

This is an interesting aside to an already interesting blogging experience. The grand-daddy of all blog directories/search sites is none other than Technorati. They have added a Technorati favorite, and it seems like it is quite easy to get into the Top 100. I just read this very interesting experiment going on at Dosh Dosh blog where an ongoing experiment is being run to determine whether or not getting up in Technorati favorites will help a blog.

Computer Mobile Corner (CMC):

This Technorati Favorites Exchange is latest experiment going on in the blogosphere to increase traffic and get more exposure to blogs. Dosh Dosh has started this experiment and I thought would also participating in this, so here are some guide lines to participate in this experiment.

Real Amber:

I recently learn from my friend, Vivienne, that the grand-daddy of all blog directories/search sites is none other than Technorati. She also directed me to read this very interesting experiment going on at Dosh Dosh blog where an ongoing experiment is being run to determine whether or not getting up in Technorati favorites will help a blog.

Brown Thoughts:

I noticed a post at Bill2me about an experiment that involved exchanging favorites at Technorati. Maki over at Dosh Dosh is currently having a similar Technorati favorite exchange going on.

eastcoastlife:

Another 'me me' in blogosphere. This time : To try to get into Technorati 's Top 100 Favorited Blogs. The No. 1 blog has 1,719 blogs favorited it, No. 100 has 125 blogs, so someone figured it would be easier to be favorited than be in Technorati's Top 100 Most Popular Blogs, where the Most Popular blog has 27,166 blogs linked and No. 100 has 3,117 blogs linked.

Yack Yack by Rob Watts.

My life, my story, my passion..:

Recently I see many people are already doing this program where you can exchange your Technorati favorites. As an example, you add my blog to your Technorati favorites and I will add your blog in my Technorati favorites in return. Three blog authors which posted up this program that I read from and knew about this program are Dosh Dosh, Gauravonomics and Syaf The Geek.

Shadowscope:

DoshDosh is doing a Technorati experiment that is similar to something we have been doing in the PayPerPost forums for about a month now to increase the number of times that your blog is favorited at Technorati. It doesn't take too many too get to appear on the top 100 list over there and so they are hosting a favorites exchange to help build popularity.

Financial Independence by Mark Stubbles.

TECH LOCK-RAHUL:

1. Add Availnet.blogspot.com to your Favorite by clicking HERE.
2. Just leave your Technorati username and blog's url in comments section.
3. Done!
Technorati favorite Exchange program was first introduced by DOSH DOSH

The Kiss Business too by Karin Hermans.

TheAnand's Ripples:

Having your own blog can let you get into some really cool games too. This one is called the Technorati Link Train. This will be very useful for those initial bloggers who are looking for ways to give their really good blogs some exposure. Another advantage being higher technorati rankings and a linkback. Read the following rules and get into the train with your blog!

Internet Marketing by Chee Lean Yew.

Software, Web Development and Technology by Ahmad Sofi MdHashim.

Credit Repair Articles & Debt Settlement:

There's a little technorati favorites thing going around to help boost you to the top 100 fo technorati. This should in theory allow everybody involved to get hundreds of links by joining it.

What a Geek! by Jason Stone.

Creative Design by David Airey.

World Of Warcraft Guy by Nnamdi Iregbulem.

skeet's stuff:

Technorati as a measure of a blog's popularity. Technorati as a social networking tool. The bottom line for me is that if Technorati is a tool to measure the importance of a blog, I am pond scum. Sad but true. Technorati doesn't just happen … one has to want it and encourage it.

AskaX World:

Back to Technorati again, after testing on how to increase Alexa Traffic Rank, now its time to get traffic on Technorati Favourites eXchange (TFX). Dosh Dosh bring up this topic Ultimate Technorati Favorites Exchange: An Interactive Experiment, I think it worth to test, and I will have the same rules with Dosh Dosh.

The Magical Rose Garden:

The only reason why I am asking for a link to this post here is because I want this to be an interactive experiment where all of us can increase our Technorati favorites, not just Dosh Dosh alone.

SMOblog:

Maki over at the wonderful blog Dosh Dosh has been running an experiment that has to do with the Technorati bookmarking system.
In a nutshell, Technorati tracks popular blogs in two ways: Most linked to, and Most favorited.

Reluctant Blogger by Paul Bryant.

The Blog Columnist:

But to kickstart my rankings drive (trust me, I won't get too overly obsessed about rankings, I promise) I'm going to give DoshDosh's Technorati Favourites eXchange a try out.

soho-life.com by Kathie M. Thomas.

HandsOffMyPixels by Jack.

The Frugal Momma:

Dosh Dosh is hosting a Technorati Favorites Exchange. There isn't anything in Technorati's rules about recipricol favoriting so why not! You favorite me I'll favorite you!!!
So click here to favorite this blog Add to Technorati Favorites, leave a comment & I'll favorite you, if I haven't already!!!

Marisa's Dandelion Patch by Marisa Shreve.

Online Diary - Tech News,Gadgets,Reviews,Eclipse and more by Venu Gopal.

laketrees - award winning portrait artist by Kim Barker.

Xtraordinary Living At Its Best by Rick Itzkowich.

Nukilan Jejari Azhad by Shaz Azhad (foreign language blog).

What U Did Today by D. Lani.

Lyte Byte - Byte of Technology, Computers, Internet, Web 2.0, Tips, Tweaks by Joel Caleb Thomas.

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Update:

I stopped right there. The list was continued on this post: Almost in the Top 100 Favorited Blogs on Technorati.