JULY 5 – SALON BLOG TOP 50 DIRECTORY AND POPULARITY RANKINGS

Posted on July 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard
salon It’s that time of the month again. The following chart shows (a), the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of hits in the past month (to July 5) and (b) in black, the ranking among Salon Blogs in number of inbound blogs (per Technorati ) at July 5, followed by the current number of inbound blogs. Blogs are listed in order of combined (a) + (b) rank. Last month’s combined rank is shown in brackets.

The top 75 blogs received an aggregate 950,000 hits this month, up 12% from last month and 26% from two months ago. More impressive, the aggregrate number of inbound links to the top 75 blogs is up 35% in one month to almost 2400. We’re getting blogrolled in record numbers. David Harris soared up the listings on the strength of his advance chapter summaries of the new Harry Potter book. Emphasis Added rode a multi-day wave of attention from mention in the Wall Street Journal online. Iraq Democracy Watch and Conclusive Evidence made impressive debuts on the list. Doug Anders’ Agora dropped off the list as his blog went MIA — anyone know what’s happened to him? The female contingent on the top 50 remained steady at sixteen.

Name and location of each blog’s ‘owner’, when known, is shown below the blog name. The Salon blog # links to the blog’s home page. Apologies in advance for any errors or omissions. Corrections gratefully accepted.

 1.
(1) 		the reverse cowgirl’s blog
2 / 1 425 inbound blogs
Susannah Breslin 1437 		26.
(24) 		A blog doesn’t need a clever name  25 / 31  18
  Bruce Umbaugh 1004  Missouri
 2.
(2) 		Scott Rosenberg’s Links & Comment
5 / 2   208
Scott Rosenberg 0014 California 		27.
(17) 		Playing with my food…
29 / 28   19
Paul Hinrichs 1444 North Carolina
 3..
(4) 		 Real Live Preacher
6 / 3 145
Anonymous 1772 		28.
(21) 		Standing Room Only
27 / 22    17
Hugh Elliott 1573 California
 4.
(3) 		The Julie/Julia Project
4 / 7   64
Julie Powell 1399 New York 		29.
(42) 		Gnosis
39 / 18   30
Morgan Sandquist 1081 New York
5.
(5) 		Secular Blasphemy
12 / 6  72
Jan Haugland 1561 Norge 		30
(20). 		Marprelate Tracts
10 / 51    9
Martin Marprelate 1797
 6.
(6) 		How to Save the World
14 / 4   132
Dave Pollard 2007 Ontario 		31.
(31) 		The Barbaric Yawp
48 / 15   33
Christopher Key 1811 Washington
 7.
(7) 		Radio Free Blogistan
15 / 5   126
Christian Crumlish 1111  California 		32.
(25) 		Toby’s Political Diary
52 / 16    32
Toby Sackton 1282 Massachusetts
8.
(22) 		David Harris’ Science & Literature
3 / 18   30
David Harris  1092  Maryland 		33.
(35) 		Annoying White Man
17 / 54    8
Unknown  2113
 9.
(10) 		The Devil’s Excrement
13 / 12   49
Miguel Octavio 1330 Venezuela 		34.
(27) 		Struggle in a Bungalow Kitchen
 39 / 35   16
LL Adams 1754 New York
10.
(9) 		 filchyboy
1 / 28  19
Christopher Filkins 1512 		35.
(33) 		neva, miss feva, blogging
37  /  39   15
Neva Cavataio 1216 Oregon
11.
(11) 		 Why Your Wife Won’t Have Sex With You   9 / 21   28
Julia Deckham Grey 2153 		36.
(-) 		Rich, Pure & Simple
35 / 41   14
Rich 2200 Hawaii
12.
(29) 		Emphasis Added
7 / 23   22
Rob Salkowitz 1454 		37.
(36) 		explodedlibrary.info
48 / 31   18
Morgan Wilson 1429 Minnesota
13.
(8) 		 The Raven
21 / 9   56
Anonymous 1381 Florida 		38.
(37) 		Everything That Sucks
45 / 35    16
Amanda 1691 Florida no more
14.
(13) 		Second p0st
 28 / 10    51
Phillip Pearson 0002 New Zealand 		39
(-). 		Ex-Gay Watch
20 / 61   5
Mike Airhart 1116
15.
(14) 		different strings
33 / 8   59
Kriselda Jarnsaxa 1542 Kansas 		40.
(34) 		No Code
57 /  26    20
David Fox 1196 Ohio
16.
(12) 		Rayne Today
29 / 14   47
Anonymous 1549 Michigan 		41.
(39) 		Pipeline
27 / 57    7
Doug Hennessee 1739 Minnesota
17.
(23) 		 Pesky the Rat
22 / 22   25
Susan McNerney 1293 California 		42.
(-) 		Comillas49
19 / 65    2
Andres  1900 Boat in the Atlantic
18.
(28) 		Driver 8
26 / 18    30
Charly Z 1118 		43.
(40) 		Stuff from Wozz
54 / 31    18
Matt Cable 1019 Colorado
19.
(15) 		 My so called lesbian life
24 / 23   22
Penny 1883 Florida 		44.
(43) 		The Monster Limo Weblog
44 / 43    13
Marc Hatfield 1956 New York
20.
(18) 		 She’s Actual Size
34 / 13    48
Kat Donohue 1068 California 		45.
(32) 		Maxine ‘s Radio Weblog
50 / 39    13
Maxine Locker 1314
21.
(-) 		Iraq Democracy Watch
23 / 26   20
Vivion Vinson 2515 		46.
(-) 		Stoned Age
42 / 51   9
Harmony  1859
22.
(-) 		Conclusive Evidence
8 / 43   13
Dave Cullen 1137 Colorado 		47.
(-) 		Fiona
64 / 31   18
Fiona  1705
23.
(26) 		 WIFLblog
16 / 35     16
Ted Ritzer 1455 British Columbia 		48.
(41) 		Hyperbole
38 / 57    7
Jim Haefele 1703 Tunisia
24.
(16) 		 Fried Green al-Qaedas
42 / 11   50
Mark Hoback 1424 		49.
(48) 		readme.blog
32 / 63   3
Chris 1075 New York
25.
(19) 		 Tales of Drudgery and Boredom
11 / 43   13
Michel Vuijlsteke 1236 Belgie 		50.
(50) 		Blog Baby
49 / 46    12
Marie Foster 2237 Washington

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2 Responses to JULY 5 – SALON BLOG TOP 50 DIRECTORY AND POPULARITY RANKINGS

  1. Marie Foster says:
    July 6, 2003 at 12:59

    Hanging on by my fingernails, I continue to occupy the bottom most position on the list. I guess that is superior to dropping off. Hopefully this month with no pneumonia to bother me I can manage to reach out and haul myself up a couple of notches. I need GOALS. j/k as always.

  2. Dave Cullen says:
    July 13, 2003 at 18:46

    Very interesting service. I had no idea someone was doing this. How do you get the montly-hits data? I thought they only provided it daily.

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