[philsfan24]

it is one of the most popular. it runs a few clicks above FR:

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?compare_sites=dailykos.com&range=6m&size=medium&y=r&url=www.freerepublic.com

[Peach]

Thanks for that comparison chart; I knew a smart freeper would come along and provide that!

[hsalaw]

Interesting graph. I imagine what spiked the traffic on the Kos blog in May was the illegal aliens activity, but what happened in February to make that big spike (no doubt a big spike of rage) on that blog?

[Red6]

Well,

You have to understand something. The DailyKos being liberal gets occasional free liberal Main Stream Media advertising which corresponds to the spikes in their statistics. I have heard the DailyKos be mentioned on CNN on numerous occasions. People get curious and then surf there. It's free advertising for them.

[Txsleuth]

The negative traffic trend for Free Republic sure doesn't surprise me...


It greatly disappoints me...but I understand why.

[FreedomCalls]

it is one of the most popular. it runs a few clicks above FR:

It's only since the end of 2005 that that has been true (basically since his book came out and has been relentlessly hyped in the MSM).

[palmer]

http://www.google.com/trends?q=%22daily+kos%22%2C+%22free+republic%22

By this analysis, we slipped a bit last year.