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TouchGraph ... How Are We All Connected? (A Fun Link Tool for Us Visual Learners)

Thanks to one of my favorite feeds: ProBlogger.com, I was able to find a SUPER COOL (free) tool that shows, VISUALLY how certain search terms and websites are all connected, through Google. This site is called: TouchGraph.com

For example: I typed in "Understanding the Realtor® Code of Ethics" (something that I wrote a lot about, on my "other" blog as well as here, on Active Rain) into their search bar. The diagram below is what came up:

What this shows is the Top 10 Google Results for this search term (the big bubbles) and from there it shows the top 10 results for sites that point to that same site, and sites that point to those sites, and so on ...

Some auxiliary sites point to two main sites. As you can see, Yahoo! And Realtor.com. point to both a specific post on Active Rain as well as the page that shows all AR posts tagged with this search term:

Each Bubble can be clicked on to expand the top 10 incoming links even further. There really is NO END to how far across you could take this.

You can type URL's or keywords into
their search box and this program will compile all the data from Google, into this super-cool visual aid!

This can be used for visually understanding where all the links are, who uses certain keywords and who links to who ...

This is a very fun tool, and I am sure that there are some great uses for it, beyond what I mention, here. But for now ... I just love messing around with it!

Here is the link:
http://www.touchgraph.com/TGGoogleBrowser.html

Have Fun!

Posted by Mariana Wagner ~ Colorado Springs REALTOR® on 09/04/2007 03:46 AM

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54 Comments on TouchGraph ... How Are We All Connected? (A Fun Link Tool for Us Visual Learners)

SEP

2007

Mariana, Very cool. Helps me see the inter relationships out there on the web. Amazing stuff, don't you think ?

Bill- There is ALWAYS some new, cool tool to mess around with (instead of doing dishes) ...

Thanks Mariana - great stuff! I've sent this on to my hubby - the computer geek in him will LOVE this! <G>

Mariana, great find. Thanks for sharing and off to play around with this. It is quiet here tonight in the rain,

Ok, I am back, this is way too cool. What do the different colors mean. I found all my blogs were connected.

Thank you for sharing such a thought-provoking tool-- I think you're right in that there are probably a multitude of opportunities to make use of it!

SEP

2007

Mariana,

That does sound like a cool tool. I am going to give it a try. Thanks

Mariana - this looks like a very interesting tool. I've bookmarked it and your blog and will go back and check it out later on.

Debbie - Looking at this almost makes me WANT to be a 'puter geek...

Missy - It WAS quiet, wasn't it?

Sandi - I am sure that this tool can be used to effectively SEO ANY website better ... I just need to figure out HOW.

Monika- Have fun!

Adam - Thanks. It is a great tool.

Ok, That is just too cool, Now to clone myself so I can make the time to learn it well enough to use it to SEO.

And talk about addictive! Oi!

Thanks, I'm often stunned by the big brains I meet on AR.

Michael - When you figure out he whole "cloning" thing, please post about it. I am sure that there are plenty of 'Rainers (like me) that would benefit from being cloned. ;)

Mariana, I accidentally found this site over a year ago, but forgot all about it -- I'm going to have to check it out again. Thanks for this reminder.

SEP

2007

Mariana - this looks very cool but it's too late at night to check this out so I will get back to it tomorrow.

OK Mariana, I am difficult to stump. I just got lost in these charts for over 2 hours, so much for anybody else getting featured tonight.

I saw some disturbing linking through to me, not really sure what I am looking at. Do you understand how to read these charts properly? If so, I would like to have a computer to computer conversation with you if you find some time.

Mariana - Thanks! This is so much fun :) I got so fixated !!! Owen Geronimo

Mariana - This is a great tool! Thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks for the cool link. I will be trying it out.

Mariana, This is really neat..but I'm having a hard time understanding all of it. The Big Circles (yes, I know. Kid terms here) are the Hub so to speak and everyone else links to them? Or are they just related sites.

Mariana, what a fun and cool tool! You're right...always something that keeps us from doing the productive parts of our day :}

Mariana: Thanks for the link--and the diversion! I have bookmarked for later. These relationships/webs are simply amazing.

This is really cool - Mariana - thanks for sharing. I'm off to go build my connections. Thanks! - Calie

Laurie - When I first started messing with it, I, too, was bothered by the sites that I saw connected to me and my sites. However,I do not think that it is a DIRECT link. This program shows relationships: Your site links to sites that other people link to and there are sites that link to your site that also link to other people's sites (like Active Rain), and you link to sites that link to other sites and other people link to siets that link to you. A lot of "middlemen"? So, the relationships may not nec. be direct, but there IS a bunny trail. That is about as much as I could figure out on my own. (Thank you for the feature!) Hopefully, someone who reads this can give a little better explanation?

Owen - It can really take your time away from you if you are not careful!

Carol - Have fun with it!

Bill - I am STILL trying to figure it out ...

Stephanie - It definitely is about relationships, but they are also linked together. The big circles (that's okay, as that is how I talk about them too...) are the top Google Results and the smaller circles represent linked relationships somehow ...

Chris- Ah! Very true, huh? :)

Roberta - the web constantly amazes me ...

Calie - Have fun!

You always find the best stuff! Thanks for sharing, I've bookmarked so I can come back and look at it a little later.

Mariana - I'm a bit ProBlogger.com fan and get their feed as well. Probably saw this and played with it when you did. Kinda cool. Still learning about how it might be helpful.

Jeff

Thanks for the tip. Sounds like a very cool tool. Thanks also for reminding me about problogger. I signed up for their RSS feed.

WOW! I can't wait to sit down with this program and really analyze the connections! This is a great tool for those who may be looking to find sites to add links or advertising opportunities. Thanks Mariana!

Kind of cool. But I don't see how it can help me with SEO.

ANyone?

Mariana, This looks very cool I have to look into it more. Thanks for the link.

Mariana... very interesting site. Thanks for pointing it out. I'm playing with it now. It's interesting to see what it points out as relevant. Some things are a bit surprising.

Wow Mariana~ Thanks for the cool tool. It's great to see who is pointing back to you and all that stuff;)

Hi Marianna! I LOVE problogger and have been meaning to play with touchgraph...thanks for the reminder. :)

very cool

Thanks for turning me on to this tool. I'm sure it will come in very handy once i have time to really look into it.

Leigh - Fun stuff, huh?

Jeff- They always have some cool thing to check out, don't they?

Ginger - ProBlogger is MUST read!

Richard - I don't really know all the ins and outs, but it IS a cool tool.

Tom - I don't think it will HELP you with SEO, but it gives an idea of how Top-Result-Sites manage their SEO and how they are all connected. Something like that ...

Elizabeth - Cool!

Chris- I still do not fully understand it, but it IS cool.

Jeff- Yes. I found it very interesting to see how all the "keywords" that I could think of were also on the SEO lists of the same 8 people in my area. Then, there were more HyperLocal keywords that almost no one was messing with. I really gave me an idea of WHERE I could focus my energy.

Laura- It IS interesting to see where people are linked to. I know that there are other programs that offer this, but not in this cool, visual format!

Pamela- It really could suck a couple hours out of your day. Be Careful!

Josh -yes

Joshua - Let me know what you think!

Thanks a lot Mariana. One more very cool tool to keep me in front of this darn screen for even more of the day and night. I'll check it out.

Thanks for turning me on to the TouchGraph. I'll give it a try.

Thanks for this interesting info - I'm off to check it out.

Mariana - This is great it will keep my hubby/webguy busy for several hours if not days. As he would say this is a cool tool!! You should post a link to this post in our freebies group

I can't wait to try this tonight..............Thanks Mariana..................I am SO EXCITED...........

Duane Hosek in the Black Hills of South Dakota

That is just great Mariana. I just messed with it for a few minutes and I know I will be distracted for the next two weeks.... Its great!!! Whew, if only I could get my mind to think that way, it would be dangerous!!!

All my best as always.

Connor MacIVOR

Hey Mariana!! This sounds like a cool tool but some of the comments sound like it will be just a tad bit beyond me figuring it out. I will check it out though and see what I can figure out. And I'll keep checking back here to see if anyone spells it out clearer...... Thanks for sharing! Ann

I've seen this over on Facebook. Instead of circles, it uses everyone's photos. Haven't quite figured out how to get good decision-making data out of it, but it does do a great job of showing relative relationships.

You're right, this looks like a cool tool. But I just don't know if I have the patience to use it!

I'm sure I don't know totally why...but that's rad! Going there now!

SEP

2007

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing this information.

Butterfly (Mariana)...

When was the last time I called you "A Lovely Geek" ? :)

Don't hurt me. I couldn't resist :)

TLW...ROAR!

TLW- Would you be suprised if I told you that I see that as a compliment? (Cause I do.)

It is...

A compliment. I can only aspire to be "A Lovely Geek" :)

SEP

2007

I'm going to have to check this out... thanks for the information!

(I just realized that my comment from a couple days ago - where I answered each of you ... is NOT here...)

Rolando - What do you think about it? Did you have a chance to play with it?
Dan - Have fun with it!
Jack- Let me know what you think!
Kathy - Can you leave a link to the group here? I will post it there.

Duane- Pretty Cool, huh!
Connor - You are welcome for this distraction!
Ann- It is beyond me too ... But very cool!
John - I used it to see where my competitors were being linked. Black hat? White Hat? Grey hat? I found very interesting results for some of our TOP Google agents.

Margaret- It DOES require patience.
Floyd - It IS rad!
Bob and Carolin- very interesting ...
Chuck - Have fun!

Thanks for sharing this cool tool. Looks like we have another toy to play with. Can you find something that gives us more hours in the day to play with all of these new toys that keep popping up??

Oh great, yet another thing for me to get sucked into playing with on the computer! How can I ever get any work done with all of the cool gadgets everyone on AR keeps finding? Good find.

DEC

2007

Mariana - My apologies - boy did I ever mess up - I did not see your comment please visit our freebies group at http://activerain.com/groups/freebieshare and post direct to the group with a link back to your post.

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