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Mapping the Blogosphere

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the down-the-road-from-myspace dept.

dominique_cimafranca writes "Discover Magazine has an interesting article on mapping the blogosphere, reporting on the work of Matthew Hurst. Hurst put together a 3D map of the blogosphere, with bright spots represent sites with the highest number of links and isolated islands represent closed communities like LiveJournal. The study also identifies other islands like sociopolitical commentary, gadget hounds, sports fans, and, um, porn blogs."

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  1. Blogosphere mapped finally? by rts008 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now that we have tactical info, we can nuke it from orbit...only way to be sure.

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  2. Re:Slashdot? Or Discover? by kale77in · · Score: 4, Interesting

    This looks like the fastest-obsoleted map in history. I give them twelve hours until every blog on earth green-links a certain article at Discover.