Blognetnews.com has developed an “influence index” as described below:
BlogNetNews.com, Virginia’s premier source for the latest from the blogosphere, has just created a new weekly “Influence Index” using data from all across the Internet to measure how far and wide the ideas of local bloggers spread across the state and influence the Internet conversation. “Influence” is different than traffic, some blogs have a lot of traffic, but their ideas only reach their own readers. Other blogs have smaller traffic, but because their ideas and reporting spread to other blogs, many more people are exposed. Some sites give you the best of both world’s — traffic and influence.
Since each week’s list is only a snapshot, you’ll see some names you know and some you may never have heard of — but will soon.
Last week, in the index’s first week, Virginia Virtucon came out on top as the most influential Virginia political blog. Thank you to all of our readers and fellow bloggers who helped make it happen.
In the latest rankings, Virtucon hands over the crown for this week to Not Larry Sabato, who apparently wasn’t too thrilled with last week’s rankings:
Unbelievable. Like Lowell, I’m mad- this is bordering on an outright lie- and I feel personally smeared.
By the way only four of the “Top 10″ use Sitemeter, but here are the traffic levels in the last week:
Not Larry Sabato 15,979 (40,958 page views)
Raising Kaine 12,877 (36,057 page views)
Black Velvet Bruce Li 4,390 (10,063 page views)
Bearing Drift 2,517 (7,979 page views)I don’t appreciate this guy lying and misleading people. That’s f***ed up.
Cheer up, Ben. You bounced back.
Filed under: Blogging, Virginia Politics
Dang, why does he care so much? I mean, clearly, yes, we are here to influence and shape opinions for the blog readers of Virginia, but if Ben and Lowell’s only motivation is to think they are the single most influential blogger in Virginia, then I believe they need to rethink their priorities. Certainly, I wish I could be somewhere on that top 20 list, but that’s life; some people prefer other blogs, no point crying over it.
Congrats though on receiving the crown first. There is nothing wrong with receiving the honor, only in whining about not receiving it in the first place. You guys definitely deserve it.
Thanks. And Ben deserves it for this week.
I’m also very much against this week’s list even though NLS is #1. RK is not #5- that is crap.
Unless we know the precise methodology, it is nothing more than bragging rights for 7 days. RK could very well have had an off-week in terms of widespread influence (which this is meant to rank, not visits.)
Ben:
You need to take into account that the method being used will have a lot to do with click thrus.. I monitor RK’s posts on BNN, unless something inflammatory comes along, I rarely click thru on their site, and never leave comments, because you have to register with them to do so.
NLS on the other hand I visit fairly regularly, and as you know leave comments..
I can only imagine alot of Conservative bloggers/readers have the same habit I do… Why listen to half the stuff they are ’spinning’ unless there really is a reason to do so…
If we need that we can turn on NPR, CNN, ABC etc.. Your site on the other hand is completely original with research, gossip and opinion..
RK really only influences Lefties…. believe it, we Conservatives are 400% more influenced by your page.
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