Comments on: OTB Mentions: MSNBC and The Hotline

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:17:53 +0000

Ian,
I saw little or no measurable effect being mentioned on CNN.

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:31:55 +0000

Either way, it's clear that blogs are catching non-blog media attention in a big way these days. I think there's a disruption in the distribution chain of news, and the CNN's and MSNBC's of the world are trying to bring that disruption back under control.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:11:02 +0000

James: Virtually nothing from the Hotline either day in terms of traffic. Most people apparently read the printed version rather than the hyperlinked one.

Ian and Bryan: Right. It's hard to determine the traffic impact of the TV mentions, of which there've now been quite a few with CNN and MSNBC doing regular blogosphere roundup segments. None that I've noticed, really.

By: Ian

Ian — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:21:08 +0000

Being mentioned on CNN brings you more traffic.

But I think James meant being mentioned on somewhere not in the blogosphere.

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:12:56 +0000

Well, technically, your post caught the attention of a blogger who has a non-blog media outlet. If your blog had been mentioned by, say, Tim Russert on meet the press (or face the nation or whatever the name of that show is), then *that* would be "non-blog media" ;-)

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:51:56 +0000

How was the traffic impact of MSNBC compared to CNN?

I imagine Hotline was a good spike. A previous website I was involved in got mentioned in Hotline, HotlineScoop (which was the free website version back then) and National Journal within a week. It was a huge traffic spike.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:30:38 +0000

Well, it's always a blogger giving the roundup in that segment. But TV isn't a blog. ;)

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 00:28:30 +0000

For the second straight day, a post I've made has caught the attention of non-blog media. Technically, since it was mentioned by Jeff Jarvis, it doesn't qualify as "non-blog media."

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 23:39:31 +0000

I think I did too - When I checked my referrers a bit ago I had a couple of hits from there. Too bad it's $20 for a day pass :-/