Bloggasm

A survey of 10 major liberal blogs and 10 major conservative blogs found an 18% increase in page views on both sides of the political spectrum over a two week period. Liberal blogs saw 1,474,507 more page views this week than the week prior. Conservative blogs experienced 1,650,264 more page views this week. The increase is likely due in part to the end of the holiday season.

For consistency, only blogs that openly displayed their traffic statistics through Sitemeter were surveyed. The number of page views does not represent the number of unique visitors to a site, but rather the number of times a page was loaded.

Openleft.com saw the sharpest increase during this time period, with 43% more page views this week compared to the week before. Conservative blog Patterico.com was the only blog that saw a decrease (24%), likely because it experienced an abnormal increase last week.

Complete traffic stats below:

Liberal Blogs:

http://dailykos.com/

last week: 4,915,909
this week: 5,719,847
Change: An increase of 803,938, or 16%

http://crooksandliars.com/

last week: 1,018,782
this week: 1,157,583
Change: An increase of 138,801, or 14%

http://firedoglake.com

last week: 565,448
this week: 614,453
Change: An increase of 49,005, or 9%

http://www.eschatonblog.com

last week: 391,864
this week: 501,760
Change: An increase of 109,896, or 28%

http://americablog.blogspot.com/

last week: 316,513
this week: 378,595
Change: An increase of 62,082, or 20%

http://washingtonmonthly.com/

last week 274,100
this week: 332,815
Change: An increase of 58,715, or 21%

http://www.mydd.com/

last week: 162,946
this week: 202,734
Change: An increase of 39,788, or 24%

http://www.talkleft.com/

last week: 166,614
this week 192,255
Change: An increase of 25,641, or 15%

http://openleft.com/

last week: 123,389
this week: 177,058
Change: An increase of 53,669, or 43%

http://www.sadlyno.com/

last week: 103,523
this week: 132,972
Change: An increase of 29,449, or 28%

Total last week: 8,039,088
Total this week: 9,513,595
Change: An increase of 1,474,507, or 18%

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Conservative Blogs:

http://hotair.com/

last week: 2,512,825
this week: 3,330,026
Change: An increase of 817,201, or 33%

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/

last week: 2,191,357
this week: 2,443,462
Change: An increase of 252,105, or 12%

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

last week 1,142,603
this week: 1,387,799
Change: An increase of 245,196, or 21%

http://michellemalkin.com/

last week: 1,614,697
this week: 1,750,574
Change: An increase of 135,877, or 8%

http://www.ace.mu.nu/

last week: 483,511
this week: 556,612
Change: An increase of 73,101, or 15%

http://www.redstate.com/

last week: 344,526
this week: 408,268
Change: An increase of 63,742, or 19%

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/

last week: 249,123
this week: 266,273
Change: An increase of 17,150, or 7%

http://althouse.blogspot.com/

last week: 201,817
this week: 229,397
Change: An increase of 27,580, or 14%

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog

last week 153,398
this week: 197,687
Change: An increase of 44,289, or 29%

http://patterico.com/

last week: 109,039
this week: 83,062
Change: A decrease of 25,977, or 24%

Total Last week: 9,002,896
Total this week: 10,653,160
Change: An increase of 1,650,264, or 18%

A survey of 10 major liberal blogs and 10 major conservative blogs found a general increase in page views on both sides of the political spectrum over a two week period. Liberal blogs saw the sharpest increase, with 1,009,314 more page views this week than the week prior. Conservative blogs experienced 852,294 more page views this week. This increase in traffic is likely due in part to the end of the holiday season, which usually results in a more regular blogging schedule for most bloggers.

For consistency, only blogs that openly displayed their traffic statistics through Sitemeter were surveyed. The number of page views does not represent the number of unique visitors to a site, but rather the number of times a page was loaded.

Patterico.com saw the sharpest increase during this time period, with 65% more page views this week compared to the week before. Andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com saw the sharpest decrease, with a 27% drop in page views.

Complete traffic stats below:

Liberal Blogs:

http://dailykos.com/

last week: 4,176,901
this week: 4,915,909
Change: An increase of 739,008, or 18%

http://crooksandliars.com/

last week: 942,874
this week: 1,018,782
Change: An increase of 75,908, or 8%

http://firedoglake.com

last week: 450,500
this week: 565,448
Change: An increase of 114,948, or 26%

http://www.eschatonblog.com

last week: 357,527
this week: 391,864
Change: An increase of 34,447, or 10%

http://americablog.blogspot.com/

last week: 346,972
this week: 316,513
Change: A decrease of 30,459, or 9%

http://washingtonmonthly.com/

last week: 247,773
This week: 274,100
Change: An increase of 26,327, or 11%

http://www.mydd.com/

last week: 143,687
this week: 162,946
Change: An increase of 19,259, or 13%

http://www.talkleft.com/

last week: 134,194
this week: 166,614
Change: An increase of 32,420, or 24%

http://openleft.com/

last week: 131,453
this week: 123,389
Change: A decrease of 8,064, or 6%

http://www.sadlyno.com/

last week: 97,893
this week; 103,523
Change: An increase of 26,327, or 27%

Total last week: 7,029,774
Total this week: 8,039,088
Change: An increase of 1,009,314, or 14%

Conservative Blogs:

http://hotair.com/

last week: 2,255,712
this week: 2,512,825
Change: An increase of 257,113, or 11%

http://pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/

last week: 1,803,798
this week: 2,191,357
Change: An increase of 387,559, or 21%

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/

last week: 1,566,439
this week: 1,142,603
Change: A decrease of 423,836, or 27%

http://michellemalkin.com/

last week: 1,253,909
this week: 1,614,697
Change: An increase of 360,788, or 29%

http://www.ace.mu.nu/

last week: 386,200
this week: 483,511
Change: An increase of 97,311, or 25%

http://www.redstate.com/

last week: 239,185
this week; 344,526
Change: An increase of 105,341, or 44%

http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/

last week: 265,732
this week: 249,123
Change: A decrease of 16,609, or 6%

http://althouse.blogspot.com/

last week: 177,944
this week: 201,817
Change: An increase of 23,873, or 13%

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog

last week: 135,798
this week: 153,398
Change: An increase of 17,600, or 13%

http://patterico.com/

last week: 65, 885
this week: 109,039
Change: An increase of 43,154, or 65%

Total last week: 8,150,602
Total this week: 9,002,896
Change: An increase of 852,294 or 10%