NZ Blog ranks – April ’09

This presents another attempt to rate NZ blogs. Again I used the methods described in Ranking methods for NZ blogs. Besides an overall aggregate rating using 11 statistical measures I have also provided aggregate ranks for three criteria:

Ranking statistics	Linking statistics	RSS feed subscriptions
Alexa Rank	Alexa Links	Google Reader
Alexa NZ Rank	Google Blog Links	Bloglines
Technorati Rank	Google Web links
Google Page Rank	Yahoo Links
	All the Web Links

The new feature is that I have included Bloglines subscription numbers in the RSS subscription ratings (Thanks to homepaddock for requesting this and david w for helping me work out how to get the data).

Relationship to stat counter data

I also compared the March ’09 data with actual March stat counter data for 27 blogs which make this available. I did this because of speculation about how reliable Alexa Rank is for indicating visits.

Statistical analysis shows that Alexa Rank only explains about 30% of the variation in visits and page views. Not surprising because it really is lemons and apples – Alexa rank is a 3 month average and derived from more than just visits.

On the other hand there doesn’t appear to be any relationship of stat counter data to Google Page Rank or Technorati rank. Interestingly, though, is that link figures (Google Web, Google Blog and All the Web) are similar to Alexa Rank in explaining the stat counter data).

Google Reader Subscription numbers are actually a better predictor, explaining 40% of the variation in stat counter visits.

All this underlines to me that including link ranking and RSS subscription ranking together with the usual page rank statistics should give a more objective assessment of blog “popularity” rank.

April blog rank list

At this stage I have included only 149 blogs (taken from those rating in first 100 of Tumeke and Half Done lists, plus a few extra of personal interest). I am also only reporting here the top 100 of these. The change figures (+ or -) relate to the March ranking (NZ blog ranks – March ‘09) redone to include Bloglines (see Revised NZ Blog Rankings March 09.pdf.).

For a full list and full ranking details for each of the 11 statistical measures download NZ Blog Rankings April 09.pdf.

So have fun comparing your rank below with those determined by by Tumeke and Halfdone. Don’t forget each survey uses different methods so results will differ and should be interpreted intelligently. (Perhaps some people might prefer to use rankings for Links or RSS subscription (or page ranks) instead of the total aggregate ranks).

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See also:
maxzoneblogoblivionmetricidal at The Inquiring Mind
Rating NZ blogs
Masturbatory Blogging
NZ Bloggers Badge

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Total Rank	Change	Name	Rank	Links	RSS Subs
1	0	Kiwiblog	1	1	1
2	0	Public Address	2	2	1
3	+5	frogblog	4	3	10
4	-1	The Standard 2.02	3	5	15
5	-1	No Right Turn	8	8	3
6	-1	Not PC	5	10	9
7	0	The Inquiring Mind	12	13	31
8	-2	Whale Oil Beef Hooked	25	6	50
9	+1	Silent running	58	4	19
10	+6	The Dim-Post	6	31	12
11	+1	New Zeal	19	20	24
12	-1	TUMEKE!	20	25	16
13	+5	No Minister	17	19	26
14	new	Auckland Daily Photo	53	7	28
15	-6	Jack Yan: The Persuader	31	12	33
16	+8	Halfdone	21	15	49
17	-4	The Hand Mirror	14	41	14
18	-1	Open Parachute	10	36	28
19	new	Liturgy	18	21	46
20	+3	The Wellingtonista	29	30	3
21	new	Wellington Daily Photo	36	14	32
22	new	Nelson Daily Photo	52	9	55
23	-2	New Zealand Conservative	6	32	57
24	-4	The Fundy Post	56	16	19
25	-3	In a stange land	50	18	22
26	+6	The visible hand in economics	11	22	81
27	-12	Cactus Kate	30	43	8
28	-14	Capitalism is bad	102	11	18
29	new	Derek’s blog	65	28	7
30	-1	MandM	15	50	45
31	new	Kiwipolitico	22	42	57
32	-13	Poneke’s Weblog	26	66	5
33	-8	Homepaddock	9	73	28
34	+20	Hitting Metal With A Hammer	48	24	52
35	-2	Liberty Scott	42	32	40
36	+1	MacDoctor Moments	33	38	42
37	-11	Radical Cross Stitch	35	60	6
38	+1	Keeping Stock	23	54	47
39	-5	Hot Topic	28	40	64
40	+6	Barnsley Bill	13	67	47
41	-9	Lindsay Mitchell	34	39	59
42	new	Ethical Martini	36	46	52
43	new	Christchurch Daily Photo	67	23	63
44	-1	Pundit	61	26	70
45	-9	Clint Heine and Friends	46	47	44
46	new	sustain:if:able kiwi	76	17	70
47	-8	Anti-Dismal	27	65	50
48	-18	Just Left	53	70	12
49	new	Object dart	76	37	34
50	-15	Kotare	76	51	17
51	-20	The Hive	71	56	22
52	-7	Big News	16	68	82
53	new	Media Law Journal	72	57	25
54	new	Pacific Empire	83	27	68
55	-14	Reading the Maps	64	49	42
56	-14	Oswald Bastable’s Ranting	43	61	55
57	-19	roarprawn	24	82	65
58	new	En Avant	81	47	34
59	-9	John Key	45	55	83
60	-4	ACT New Zealand blogs	60	28	124
61	+15	Greenpeace New Zealand Weblog	51	44	110
62	-14	Bioblog	38	59	114
63	-35	Policy Blog	79	34	95
64	-12	Evolving Newsroom	62	90	21
65	new	Greg’s Blog	113	45	27
66	+2	Offsetting Behaviour	41	96	34
67	new	Knowledge Workers	58	64	86
68	new	Prodigal Kiwi(s) Blog	92	84	10
69	-22	RobiNZ Personal Blog	46	76	85
70	-10	Monkey with typewriter	31	100	62
71	new	NewZblog	94	58	65
72	-10	TBR.cc	63	93	38
73	-22	Henry	112	62	37
74	new	Greenflame	105	51	70
75	-26	Put ’em all on an island	74	63	91
76	-21	Being Frank	57	85	83
77	-19	Bowalley Road	87	68	60
78	-14	Samuel Dennis	44	87	102
79	-13	g.blog	55	99	54
80	-27	Webweaver’s world	101	74	41
81	-18	NZ Blogosphere	40	89	120
82	-27	Physics Stop	38	80	136
83	-18	Aotearoa: a wider perspective	67	74	105
84	-25	Workers Party	73	71	107
85	-24	Alliance Party of New Zealand	80	53	147
86	new	Hamilton Daily Photo	130	35	103
87	-18	goNZo Freakpower Brains Trust	75	83	110
88	-17	Mulholland Drive	85	111	39
89	-7	Humanitarian Chronicle	49	103	118
90	-20	Dave Gee: Life from Right Field	95	80	100
91	-18	Christian News NZ	104	88	76
92	-24	whoar.co.nz	82	79	129
93	new	Tauranga Daily Photo	96	78	117
94	new	Developing the mind of Christ	66	107	101
95	new	Eye of the Fish	117	86	75
96	-21	Say Hello	100	94	86
97	-20	Liberation	84	98	104
98	-26	Put up thy Sword!	88	108	77
99	new	Stargazer	92	103	79
100	-19	Canterbury Atheists	86	106	94

The remaining 49 blogs ranking below 100 are given below in alphabetical order. Anyone with a blog not in these lists but who wants to be included – -please send details:

Against the current	NZ Skeptic
And Slaters go Plop	Ozymandias Warning
Auckland Blog	Paul Long’s Ramblings
Author of confusion	Planet NZ Tech
B K Drinkwater	PM of NZ
Brian Edward’s Media	Reporter Girl
cbmilne33	Room 10 @ Morrinsville Intermediate school
Climate Kiwi	SageNZ
Contra Celsum	Scepticon
Crikey Creek	Science Media Centre Blog
dad4justice	Semper Vita
Dear John	Socialist Aotearoa
Dr Sapna	Star Studded Super Step
Earth is my Favourite Planet	TCTV
fruitful faith	The Home Office
GavinKnight.com	The Positive Atheist
Half-Geek	Theology GeeK
I see red	Thinking Matters Talk
Jesus was a titman	Thoughtspurs
Jews, Christians and Muslims Working Together	True Paradigm
Joey Hill	Truth Seeker
Kerre Woodham’s World	Web Help NZ – SEO Blog
Lefthandpalm	Website.net.nz
Manaiakalani	What’s a simple man to do
Maungaturoto Daily Photo