I found this to be a rather interesting article….
The Article:Who listens to blogging heads? ( Via Los Angeles Times)
Daily Kos. Little Green Footballs. Talking Points Memo. Instapundit. Firedoglake. Captain’s Quarters. These are among the thousands of political blogs that are increasingly a factor in U.S. politics. Bloggers and their readers are courted by politicians, as occurred when seven Democratic presidential candidates appeared at the August 2007 convention organized by the readers and posters at Daily Kos, a liberal political blog. Bloggers can also shape the news surrounding election campaigns. It was Huffington Post, a liberal political blog, that first reported Barack Obama’s comment about small-town Americans clinging to “guns and religion.”
Although political blogs have become a familiar presence in politics, we know less about their readers: How many there are, who they are and why they choose their favorite blogs.
In fall 2006, political scientists, including us, representing about 30 universities conducted a survey of 16,000 Americans, the Cooperative Congressional Election Study. The survey asked respondents whether they read blogs and, if so, which ones. We analyzed the answers, and the result is the first detailed portrait of political blog readers.
About 34% of the respondents said they read blogs, but only 14% named at least one blog that focuses on politics. Who are these political blog readers?
Evidently a good number of Americans. Here are my stats for this past week:
Political Byline
— Site Summary —
Visits
Total ………………….. 14,955
Average per Day …………….. 98
Average Visit Length ………. 4:02
This Week …………………. 689
Page Views
Total ………………….. 21,457
Average per Day ……………. 197
Average per Visit ………….. 2.0
This Week ……………….. 1,381
Not a bad number, I think, I mean, it’s not Michelle Malkin traffic, but then again, I’m not Michelle Malkin. 😉 (I’m much better looking…. What? My Mom tells that I’m handsome all time!)
But this did grab me as quite funny:
Daily Kos. Little Green Footballs. Talking Points Memo. Instapundit. Firedoglake. Captain’s Quarters.
Uhmmm… Ed’s been at Hotair.com for How long now? Wow, someone’s out of touch! 😆
Others:
Blog P.I. and HotAir
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