The World’s Most Popular Blog

By Craig | Published: April 16, 2006

Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things

(From The Age) AT FIRST glance, the world's most popular blog, Boing Boing, looks like a pleasant 10-minute diversion: links to "nerdcore" rap music downloads, photos of shoes made from computer keyboards and South Park updates. But the six-year-old "directory of wonderful things" attracts more than 1.7 million readers a day, and that is the kind of following that can give a website serious clout.

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2 Comments

  1. genevieve
    Posted April 23, 2006 at 7:33 pm | Permalink

    Craig, I wonder how it compares with the Guardian website. They’re very impressive figures.

  2. cbellamy
    Posted April 23, 2006 at 8:06 pm | Permalink

    Yer, not sure Genevieve. I could probably find out.

    Craig

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