http://manojranaweera.wordpress.com (last posted on 29/01/07) continues to be more popular than http://www.manojranaweera.com. Here is a comparison of the two blogs:

WordPress hosted

Hits: 16,082

Google page rankings: 5 

Technorati rankings: Rank: 129,676 (104 links from 31 blogs)

Self-hosted (somewhere on earth)

Hits:  14,841

Google page rankings: 0

Technorati rankings:  Rank: 462,695 (15 links from 9 blogs)

This is frustrating! The question I keep asking myself is should I shut down the old blog?

Bit of advice: If you are thinking of starting a blog and can read your future, do make the effort to host it under your own URL to avoid above situation.

Tags: blogging, technorati rankings, google page rankings

Here is a roundup of news from vendors during the month of February 2007:

Accountis:

• Accountis Supports 3rd European EXPP Summit
• Rapid European EIPP growth will continue in 2007
• “We don’t do anything electronically”
• Supplier E-Invoicing Survey
• New XML.org site for ebXML

Ariba:

• Ariba Launches SupplyWatch Roadshow Series
• Ariba Kicks Off LIVE 2007 Global Conference Series
• Ariba Teams with Amalto Technologies to Expand Supplier Solutions
• Ariba Executive Vice President to Present at Roth Capital Partners Conference
• Ingram Micro Inc. Selects Ariba for Spend Management
• Ariba Outperforms ERP Providers in E-Procurement

Bottomline Technologies:

• UTC Power Selects Bottomline Technologies’ Document Process Automation Solution

• Bottomline Customer Summit Draws Global Bank and Finance Executives

• Bottomline Technologies Introduces Legal eXchange™ 7.0

• The Economist Group Selects Bottomline Technologies’ Payments Platform

• Rogers Corporation Selects Bottomline Technologies for Automated Invoice Management

OB10: no wins announced

• Interview with Jamie Gunn, as heard on SkyRadio and American Airlines

Version One

• 27.02.07 – 98 Percent of IT Professionals Concerned About Their Company’s Environmental Impact
• 17.02.07 – Access Customers Enter a New Dimension with Sanders Jones and Version One Partnership
• 15.02.07 – Version One Puts Spotlight on Automating Purchase-To-Pay at Spring Softworld 2007
• 02.02.07 – More Organisations Access Version One’s Document Management Technology

Tradecard:

• Manufacturing Business Technology Magazine — TradeCard Cuts the Paper Based Tasks of Financial Processes Down to Size

Xign:

• Xign and SciQuest Partner To Automate Last Mile of Supply Chain

Let me know if I missed any news/announcements.

Tags: Ariba, Bottomline Technologies, Accountis, Tradecard, Xign, OB10