http://www.blogpi.net Putting the blogosphere under a magnifying glass Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We’ll keep it short this week, as I’m under the weather and already filing this late. But here's what Wikipedians cared about last week, courtesy the Wikipedia-monitoring tool WikiRage: Article: Cyclone Nargis Why: Nargis is the name of the tropical storm that hit burma this past week, killing between 60,000 to 100,000 ... http://www.blogpi.net/all-the-rage-7-iron-mom Three's a trend, and this is Blog P.I.'s third post in a row leaning on juxtapositions; this time, the subject of two posts from late 2006 and early 2007 have converged in a way I certainly couldn't have imagined at the time. Both were about bloggers' attitudes toward the presidential ... http://www.blogpi.net/four-blogs-two-candidates-and-one-year-later I'm not sure if interesting juxtapositions will be a trend here at Blog P.I., but here's another: this time, the tell-tale campaign e-mails from Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, sent out in the early morning hours. From Team HRC, arriving in my inbox at 12:26 a.m.: Tonight's victory in Indiana was close, ... http://www.blogpi.net/the-tale-of-the-e-mail Here are two stories presently featured on Memeorandum that make for a revealing juxtaposition. First, this headline on a Huffington Post item by lefty activist Josh Silver: And here’s Michael Calderone of The Politico, reporting on a speech by Chris Matthews last night: First of all, Silver is wrong about TMZ.com; it ... http://www.blogpi.net/all-the-news-that-fits-your-bias Twitter spam is back on my mind as I think about this morning's TechCrunch report that Robert Scoble, the #5 most-followed Twitter user, has started tweeting paid advertisements. TechCrunch is shocked, shocked! to find out there's advertising happening on Twitter, and alludes to speculation that Twitter's founders will renege on ... http://www.blogpi.net/could-twitter-ads-help-stop-twitter-spam Just a note here that there was/will be no installment of All the Rage this week. This feature leans very heavily on the website WikiRage. I sent a note to WikiRage developer Craig Wood on Sunday, and he sent back a brief note saying that he'd look into it. Assuming ... http://www.blogpi.net/all-the-mea-culpas-1 The so-called "DC madam," Deborah Jeane Palfrey, died of an apparent suicide yesterday. Apparent to most, that is. As others suspected and even invited, it's apparently murder to a few conspiracy theorists on the left. Down With Tyranny, one of the least responsible blogs in existence, began its headline with "WHO ... http://www.blogpi.net/the-dc-madam-suicide-conspiring-to-avoid-the-obvious Consulting the WikiRage oracle this week, we discover to my mind the most interesting collection of edited articles since we started the feature. But then I will admit, I already have "Grand Theft Auto IV" pre-ordered. Article: Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack Why: The blockbuster video game commonly known as "GTA IV" ... http://www.blogpi.net/all-the-rage-6-grand-theft-most-popular-idol As I am frequently given to blogging about the first thing I see in my e-mail box each morning, and commenting on the extremely limited tools on John McCain's campaign website, here the twain meet. This morning I woke up to find John McCain, or someone using his name, had ... http://www.blogpi.net/thats-what-friendfeeds-are-for Like we always do about this time, let's check in with the top 10 most edited Wikipedia articles of the past week, courtesy of the online statistical tool WikiRage. Article: Virginia Tech massacre Why: April 16 is the first anniversary of the tragedy in Blacksburg, Virginia. Detail: As you might expect, there was ... http://www.blogpi.net/all-the-rage-5-alien-altissima