Trackbacks Obsolete???

Greta blogged Greta at EIMC has decided that Trackbacks are soon to be obsolete & are WAY too big of a PITA. Technorati has taken over!

I commented I respectfully disagree with Greta

Trackbacks are a courtesy in which one blogger reveals to another blogger that he (she) liked one of that bloggers posts so much that he (she) blogged about it (perhaps copying it completely, or perhaps just excerpting from it, and providing either a supportive or contrarian point of view). A trackback also is a courtesy to readers of the other blog, letting them know that the subject is also being discussed elsewhere.

I certainly hope that courtesy is not obsolete.

Technorati is a good research tool, as is WhoLinksToMe and Google

What do you think?