Slog - Comments on Slog Thanks You http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you There's a flattering story in today's P-I about local blogs and how Slog leads the pack. Sure, it was built on the success of Seattle's popular alternative weekly, but Slog, chatty little sister to The Stranger, stands on its own as one of the most popular blogs in the city, with 3,000 RSS subscribers and 725,000 page views in March alone. Thirty-five regular contributors cover political scandals, nuggets of neighborhood silliness and what went down on "The Colbert Report" last night in the snarky, racy tone that has made parents steer tykes away from The Stranger's newsstands since 1991. Always... Copyright 2008 Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:18:14 -0800 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:32:44 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Laurel That reporter greatly impressed me a few weeks ago with an article about myspace/internet predator hysteria in the press and telling people to chill out and give kids some credit. Great to see something like that in the PI!

]]> Laurel http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692535 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692535 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:36:29 -0800 Comment by Sachi You deserve the accolades. It's an addicting blog. Thank you!

]]> Sachi http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692537 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:41:35 -0800 Comment by High-Rise Heckuva job, SLOGgie...

]]> High-Rise http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692547 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692547 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:48:13 -0800 Comment by Blah!! Slog is the best! I stare at a computer screen all day long...I like that you update a million times a day. It keeps me from going completely insane...Seriously, good job.

]]> Blah!! http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692569 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692569 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 14:56:59 -0800 Comment by jamier Good job! Monica Guzman's blog at the PI is AWESOME. I think it's the 2nd best blog in Seattle. She's done some great blog reporting -- she did a very good story about sexism at Chop Suey a month or so ago that I wish other outlets picked up.

Also, I know this isn't what you are looking for, but compete.com is fun to compare traffic numbers. Note the nosedive in traffic for seattleweekly.com starting Jan '07.

]]> jamier http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692619 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692619 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:23:56 -0800 Comment by Sean This is a dangerous place for anyone who spends a lot of time at the computer and is inclined to procrastinate.

]]> Sean http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692676 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692676 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:04:07 -0800 Comment by COMTE To some it may be dangerous, but to others it's frackin' paradise.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692723 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:32:06 -0800 Comment by HL SLOG is a wonderful diversion for anyone with ADD, too!

]]> HL http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692766 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692766 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:23:41 -0800 Comment by Relax @5 Jamier OF COURSE the Stranger has way more traffic. It's not even a contest at all! The Weekly website is blatantly inferior. I didn't even know they had a blog. But you have make sure we all see the numbers. Didn't I just read that "self-congratulation is frowned upon here"? Why the constant paranoia?

So I'm looking at the chart. Didn't the Stranger have a bigger nosedive in January?

]]> Relax http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692832 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692832 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:22:29 -0800 Comment by That PI Dog's Junk Does this mean you're taking ownership of the Slog contents now? Will you be held liable for anything Stranger staffers post on the Slog? Just wondering.


And since when do you frown on self-congratulations? Eli and Josh must be receiving RSI treatment from throwing bouquets at themselves on a weekly basis.

]]> That PI Dog's Junk http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692833 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692833 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 19:26:09 -0800 Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale Kleenex?

]]> Lloyd Clydesdale http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692850 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692850 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:10:42 -0800 Comment by Jacob The Weekly blog blows. It seems like the music section is either all about Modest Mouse or Sub Pop records. The sports section focuses on the team nobody in Seattle cares about--the Sonics.

If Slog posts five times an hour, the Weekly is lucky to post five times a day--and never on the weekend.

]]> Jacob http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692865 Conflict of Interest Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:33:06 -0800 Comment by j We'll throw down. 18,963 PV in March. Boo yaah. Slog got 39.5507x more traffic.

On more important note, Monica asked a few of us what's up with Seattle's blog "community." I said there wasn't really one but the leader of the pack is the Slog. I'm guessing a few others said the same thing. The Slog is a great voice for the city.

]]> j http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692934 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692934 Conflict of Interest Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:18:24 -0800 Comment by hipsterlite "I said there wasn't really one but the leader of the pack is the Slog."

and our leader of the leader of the pack is...

FNARF

]]> hipsterlite http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692950 Conflict of Interest Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:11:17 -0800 Comment by Aexia Slog is my little bit of home that I can access anywhere.

]]> Aexia http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692987 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c692987 Conflict of Interest Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:52:11 -0800 Comment by Sarah As a representative of "people in jobs that mostly involve sitting in a cubicle with nothing to do, but are blocked from games or streaming video," I'm very grateful for the Slog. Even though I live in DC and have never been to Seattle, I was practically biting my nails over the viaduct vote. (And I watch the Youtube links when I go home.)

]]> Sarah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c693015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/slog_thanks_you#c693015 Conflict of Interest Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:32:44 -0800