Filed under: blogging
Wikio has a list of the monthly rankings for the most influential blogs in the blogosphere: (Hat-Tip, Jack Givens)
How are these rankings compiled?
The position of a blog in the Wikio ranking depends on the number and weight of the incoming links from other blogs. These links are dynamic, which means that they are backlinks or links found within articles.
Blogrolls are not taken into account and Wikio only counts links from the last 120 days. We thus hope to provide a classification more representative of trends in the blogosphere.
Moreover, the weight of a link depends on the linking blog’s position in the Wikio ranking. With our algorithm, the weight of a link from a top blog is greater than that of a link from a blog that is less well ranked.
Our rankings also include Top Blogs for several categories: Technology, Politics, etc. New categories will be added on a regular basis.
Under “Politics,” the top ten are:
- The Corner
- Daily Kos
- The Caucus
- Think Progress
- Michelle Malkin
- Political Ticker
- The Daily Dish
- The Liberal Blog Network
- Crooks and Liars
- NewsBusters
Under “Technology” the top ten are:
- TechCrunch
- Gizmodo
- Engadget
- Daring Fireball
- Mashable
- Boing Boing
- ReadWriteWeb
- Valleywag
- Lifehacker
- MSDN Blogs
For a general list and other content-matter blog rankings, go here.
As you can see, this list is a little more objective than the one Time Magazine released recently. It is also helpful, because it tells readers how they can legitimately improve the ranking of their favorite blogs (hint: links are important!).