Anchors
| Anchor text | Ref. domains ▾ | Top DR | Ref. pages | Links to target | Dofollow links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Shirky | 107 | — | 0 | 3295 | 3284 99.7% |
| viagra for women | 9 | — | 0 | 29 | 29 100% |
| viagra | 9 | — | 0 | 26 | 26 100% |
| viagra pill | 9 | — | 0 | 40 | 40 100% |
| Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable | 9 | — | 0 | 35 | 35 100% |
| over the counter viagra | 9 | — | 0 | 24 | 24 100% |
| Here Comes Everybody | 8 | — | 0 | 230 | 229 99.6% |
| sildenafil citrate | 8 | — | 0 | 18 | 18 100% |
| generic viagra | 8 | — | 0 | 29 | 29 100% |
| female viagra | 7 | — | 0 | 30 | 30 100% |
| viagra online | 7 | — | 0 | 23 | 23 100% |
| viagra 100mg | 7 | — | 0 | 20 | 20 100% |
| A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy | 5 | — | 0 | 20 | 9 45% |
| http://www.shirky.com/ | 4 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| sildenafil | 4 | — | 0 | 14 | 14 100% |
| Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| http://www.shirky.com/writings/group_enemy.html | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Gin, Television and Social Surplus | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 33.3% |
| A Rant About Women | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/03/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable/ | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Shirky | 3 | — | 0 | 8 | 8 100% |
| The Collapse of Complex Business Models | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Power Laws, Weblogs and Inequality | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| Ontology is Overrated: Categories, Links, and Tags | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 2 66.7% |
| Shirky: The Semantic Web, Syllogism, and Worldview | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| A Group is Its Own Worst Enemy | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Power Laws, Weblogs, and Inequality | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| wrote | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| essay | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| Napster, Udacity, and the Academy | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| www.shirky.com | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/12/wikileaks-and-the-long-haul/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Clay Shirkey | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| “A Group Is Its Own Worst Enemy” | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% | |
| http://shirky.com/writings/weblogs_publishing.html | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| this | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable.” | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable” | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 3 100% |
| The Failure of #amazonfail | 2 | — | 0 | 4 | 4 100% |
| Group as User: Flaming and the Design of Social Software | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| http://shirky.com/writings/group_politics.html | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| the original | 2 | — | 0 | 3 | 0 0% |
| http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2012/11/napster-udacity-and-the-academy/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2010/04/the-collapse-of-complex-business-models/ | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 1 50% |
| Clay Shirky's | 2 | — | 0 | 2 | 0 0% |
| book | 1 | — | 0 | 6 | 6 100% |
| "a group is its own worst enemy" | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
| piece | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | 2 100% |
| description of our psychodynamic experiences in groups | 1 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 100% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What anchor texts are used to link to shirky.com?
This page shows all anchor texts found in backlinks pointing to shirky.com, sorted by the number of referring domains using each anchor. Anchor texts range from branded terms (like the domain name itself) to keyword-rich phrases that describe the linked content. The distribution of anchor texts reveals how other websites perceive and describe shirky.com.
What is anchor text?
Anchor text is the visible, clickable text in a hyperlink. Search engines use anchor text as a signal to understand what the linked page is about. For example, if many sites link to a page using the anchor text "best running shoes," search engines infer that the page is relevant to that topic. Anchor text appears in several forms: exact-match (contains target keywords), branded (uses the company or domain name), generic (like "click here"), and naked URLs.
Why is anchor text analysis important for SEO?
Anchor text analysis helps identify potential SEO risks and opportunities. A natural backlink profile has diverse anchor texts including branded terms, generic phrases, and topic-relevant keywords. Over-optimization, where too many backlinks use the same exact-match keyword anchor, can trigger search engine penalties. Conversely, understanding which anchors drive the most authority (measured by referring domain count and DR) helps prioritize link building efforts.
How many unique anchor texts does shirky.com have?
The anchor text report for shirky.com displays all distinct anchor texts grouped by their hash. Each row shows how many unique referring domains use that anchor, the total number of links, and the dofollow percentage. A high number of unique anchors generally indicates a healthy, natural backlink profile with diverse link sources.