Posted on 11/22/2007 4:43:01 PM PST by kristinn
FreeRepublic.com, the eleven-year-old conservative granddaddy of political discussion websites, was rated the most popular political website by Hitwise, an Internet data tracking service, for the week ending November 17, 2007 with 5.14% market share.
The liberal site, HuffingtonPost.com, founded two-and-a-half years ago, was the only site that came close to Free Republic in interest from net users, with 4.51% market share. In a distant third place, the five-year-old liberal site DailyKos.com, was left in the dust by Free Republic and Huffington Post, garnering only 2.57% market share.
The others sites Hitwise listed were, in order, politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com with 2.17%; townhall.com with 2.1%; buzzflash.com with 1.95%; politico.com with 1.9%; humanevents.com with 1.84%; realclearpolitics.com with 1.72% and democraticunderground.com with 1.69%.
Free Republic has received none of the fawning promotion in the mainstream media that its nearest competitors get. It takes no paid advertising, has no membership fees and relies solely on donations for its existence. Its founder and webmaster, Jim Robinson, is not touted as a political player like Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas Zuniga are. The site has endured withering criticism this year by pundits from Bill O'Reilly to Patrick Ruffini. Yet, Free Republic survives and thrives as one of the most popular and influential political websites.
From leading the charge to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998, to the 2004 exposing of the fraudulent National Guard documents that led to Dan Rather's firing by CBS News, to the recent deep-sixing of expansion of the S-CHIP program, Freepers, as members at the site are known, have changed politics in America.
Liberals despise them, some conservatives seeth with envy, yet none can deny that more than a decade in to the online revolution, Free Republic is still a force to be reckoned with.
Rock on!
Meh...That’s nothin’, we used to end every sentance with:...STOP.
My goodness! Is there someone here “older” than I am? I’m older than dirt around here and you have actually hung in there longer. That’s a true accomplishment. I’ve only managed it by sticking to my “rule”. Never say “you” when debating issues. People take it personally.
And we can spell...Usually...LOL
CERTAINLY, CHEERS FOR ALL THE MODS . . .
ESPECIALLY the tireless, wise and tough-hided Religion Moderator.
BTW, I’m willing to tentatively make mugs for the first 7 mods to request one. The available colors for the large stoneware mugs are:
white, blue, purple, red, aqua. Normally, I like a dark blue base with some of the others for highlights. Sometimes I use a white base. I can do lettering and simple sorts of decorations. I obsess too much to attempt really complicated drawing kinds of designs. I think DFU’s probably holds 2-3 liquid cups. His wife’s slightly less.
You’d need the patience of Job. It can take 12-18 months or be done in 30 days or so just depends.
JimRob has yet to get his after almost 2 years because it turned out green and I hate green and I have yet to rise to the occasion of redoing the complicated design and the special handle. Now I’m trying to figure out how to do a better handle for him.
Anyway—is a serious offer but with the caveat that it can take a long time before it’s finally delivered. And I have no guarantee what the morrow holds so—IF AND WHEN, would be glad to endeavor to get the first 7 mods something close to what they request within the above parameters.
It’s the most I can do on my limited mostly retired income to express my gratitude for all your work.
Thank you! And Happy Thanksgiving!
I saw a dude with the SoreLoserman shirt in Walgreens a few months ago, asked him if he’s a freeper, he was like ???; he came across the shirt years ago and still wears it.
Thanks ....
We are number one because we love America and those who fight to defend our freedom.
Thank you to all that keep FR up and running.
Lore in the making.
My virtual home. Congratulations, Free Republic!
Right, right, right!
remember this when the quarterly donations period comes around in a few weeks...
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NEVER FORGET
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If we Vietnam Veterans returning from the Vietnam War had had...
...to combat the media lies being told to the American People about what the Vietnam War was really all about,
...a then Free South Vietnam would still be Free today.
4-Sure.
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freeper forever!!!
Congratulations, JimRoh. And Kudos to all the activists who have labored in the fields — and intersections and streets, highways and biways throughout the land to keep the flicker of the torch of liberty and the principles of conservatism alive! And to the researchers, and posters, and lurkers, and contributors, I say ‘Well done!’ Proud to be a FReeper and proud to rub shoulders with many here are fighting enemies domestic and will someday be known as the saviors of our country along with our troops who are fighting enemies foreign. p>
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
That the thing about the Kitties, always fair, and alway on top of any situation. All FReepers should be thankful for such a site as this. 9999% are, if there is such a number. There should be such a number, for if there isn't the mods will know....the mods always know....that's why FR is number ONE....going for more mints, although to commend this place does not require one single mint.
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