Ooh, that's a great idea!

minor issue: our blog should no longer say beta.

I am the funniest man alive.

http://bluedot.us/buzz/funny

wow, that's interesting. how are the points determined?

@petersigrist - this dot links to a blog post that explains how the score is determined.

A secret algorithm computes a score, and then it gets divided by some value to make it look a little less "mathy" ;)

:) ingenious!!!

I ammended the blog post to give the basics of the formula for Featured Dotter "karma".

@Melissa: is the "cool idea" the Featured Dotter, or the "Badges" idea?

Both, but I especially like the badges idea. My badges would include a tiny burning bra, since I'm sure I have the monopoly on feminist dots. My other badge would be a tiny lipstick because all of my other dots are about cosmetics. Oh, the complexities of being Ms. Kruse.

@mohit: fixed the blog logo to match our new one.

@melissa: Thanks for clarifying! I like the badge idea too (though mine would be composed entirely of zeros and ones).

thanks Mike. interesting formula. :)

i'm a little ambivalent about the badges and featured dotter scores, as they feel more competitive than collaborative. just sharing links is more appealing to me than being singled out. but that doesn't mean these ideas won't eventually grow on me, this is only my initial reaction.