[Dean's World] Dave Price: Battle of the Bloggers: No Contest

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Posted by Dave Price:
Battle of the Bloggers: No Contest
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1141342806.shtml


   [1]Amusing:

     In a strange coincidence, the conservative/libertarian
     blogosphere=E2s most prominent denizen has a book coming out at
     almost the exact same time as the most famous liberal blogger does.
     Instapundit=E2s Glenn Reynolds=E2 =E2An Army of Davids=E2 is coming out
     imminently as too is Markos Moultisas=E2 =E2Crashing the Gates.=E2
     Markos, who runs the Daily Kos, reminds his readers frequently that
     his traffic is five times greater than the next most popular
     blog=E2s, which usually happens to be Glenn=E2s. So here=E2s something
     odd =E2 on Amazon=E2s sales list, =E2An Army of Davids=E2 ranks #256 w=
hile
     =E2Crashing the Gates=E2 checks in at a subterranean #12,749.

   I think this mostly just demonstrates that Glenn has a very popular
   blog lacking even a comment section for self-expression, while Kos has
   a very popular self-blogging/diary site. Apples and oranges.
   I don't think this difference necessarily says anything negative about
   Kos or Kos' readers (though it does raise the question of how
   influential Kos actually is), it's just a reflection of the sites'
   different purposes. People go to [2]Instapundit to see what Glenn has
   to say/link; they go to [3]DailyKos to speak out themselves in a
   friendly atmosphere (heavily moderated to remove dissenting
   viewpoints). Naturally the former are far more likely to buy a book by
   the site's author.
   (via [4]LGF)

References

   1. http://dbsoxblog.blogspot.com/2006_02_01_dbsoxblog_archive.html#11411=
5717811003407
   2. http://www.instapundit.com/
   3. http://www.dailykos.com/
   4. http://www.littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/weblog.php