BlogPulse.com Now Tracking 10 Million Blogs

Posted on April 29, 2005

Intelliseek's BlogPulse.com announced that it is now tracking more than 10 million blogs. BlogPulse.com has also noted a shift in conversations in the blogosphere. Since the end of 2004, the late Terri Schiavo and the late Pope John Paul II have overtaken President George Bush as the most-discussed personalities among bloggers, while the San Francisco Chronicle and News.com have emerged among the top news sources cited by bloggers.

"Blogs are exploding, and Intelliseek is committed to providing breakthrough analytics to understand their role, influence and popularity," said Pete Blackshaw, Intelliseek chief marketing officer.

Boing Boing remained the most-cited blog, joined by Engadget.com (up from No. 13 in 2004 to No. 2 in 2005), MichelleMalkin.com (No. 23 to No. 7) and Gizmodo.com (No. 17 to No. 8).

During March 1-April 18, 2005, the late Terri Schiavo (24,017 citations) and the late Pope John Paul (16,610 citations) overtook President George Bush (15,461 citations) as the most-discussed person in the blogosphere, compared to end-of-2004 data. Other newcomers to the 2005 list include House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (No. 5), singer Ashlee Simpson (No. 9) and Michael Schiavo (Terri's husband, No. 10). Dropping from the 2004 top-10 list are John Kerry, Michael Moore, Saddam Hussein, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton and the late Ronald Reagan.

During the same time frame, The San Francisco Chronicle moved from No. 15 to No. 8 on the list of news sources cited most frequently by bloggers, and News.com jumped from No. 24 to No. 9. Yahoo! News and The New York Times retained their top two positions, respectively, while the BBC dropped from No. 3 to No. 6. The Chronicle's spike was fueled by writer Jon Carroll's recent "Unitarian Jihad" column, the most-cited news story in March-April.