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Top 10 Best Black Blogs On The Web
Posted by Brian
The number of blogs in the black blogosphere has exploded and the number is only increasing, but who are the big dogs? Who really has a significant amount of traffic and a lot of visitors to their site on a regular basis? Rather than some crappy poll where people vote and sites that you have never heard of win awards, let’s look at the numbers. I used Compete.com to take a look at the traffic stats and come up with a Top Ten. These numbers were less than my Google Analytics reports, but if everyone is measured by the same standard then the results are within reason. Here We Go!
#1 MediaTakeOut.com MediaTakeOut was a bit of surprise to me, but none the less they are getting a lot of traffic. They ranked were pretty far out in the lead and have had a steady traffic increase over the past few months. The reason that this was a surprise to me is that it is sometimes said they exaggerate a bit on their posts, but since I don’t read them daily myself, not sure if that is true or not.
#2 Sohh.com SOHH has grown to be more of a media network than a blog, but are still considered a blog so they make the list. Definitely coverage of Atlanta more heavily favored than other news, but that is where they are located. Always good stories on the site, but sometimes the videos they shoot are kind of low quality, but I don’t knock it cause you have to start somewhere.
#3 Bossip.com I hear a lot of buzz about Bossip, so not surprised they are in the #3 spot. Really thought they would have been higher. Bossip has adopted the Perez Hilton style of blogging by adding about 20 posts a day. I know how hard that is, so I salute them for that. I could see them passing up SOHH.com as their traffic has continued to grow. The post of Maya Angelou titled “Ho Sit Down” made me fall out my chair and since I regularly read this site, wasn’t as offensive as the comments on the post made it seem.
#4 Concreteloop.com Concreteloop was the blog that really got the Black Blogosphere going a few years ago and is still strong today, although has lost a little of it’s umph over the last several months. Their writing style is much less controversial, more informational, than most other blogs so I think the lack of edge has let Bossip pass them up. The new site design late last year, definitely made the site easier to view. Now, all I need is Angel to respond to my e-mails and add me to the blogroll.
#5 Young Black & Fabulous YBF is probably the highest ranked blog that Natasha does all of the posts herself. All of the blogs above her are three people at least doing the posting. YBF sits comfortably in the middle of the Top Ten and made the smart move a few months ago of ditching the blogspot domain name and purchasing her own. The downside is YBF is kind of hard on Golden Brooks at times and it holds that #5 spot that I am coming to get.
#6 Nah Right Nah Right is primarily a video blog, but I like it cause it finds all of the good videos from YouTube, so I don’t have to spend thirty minutes watching babies dancing to see good clips. The best part is that the videos are typically interesting and not just him posting to be posting. Nah Right has seen a decent spike in traffic in the past few months.
#7 Sandra Rose Sandra Rose seems to have all of the “insider” tips and even if she doesn’t she writes in a way to make you think she does and at the end of the day that is all that really matters. Another blog with a very heavy Atlanta flavor, Sandra got into a Blogger Beef with Gyant of SOHH a couple of weeks ago that aired some dirty laundry that I think was probably exaggerated on both sides. Crazy to think people are “Bangin on Wordpress.”
#8 Crunktastical Crunk & Disorderly should probably be higher on the list and since she just switched to her own domain, will probably be moving up. Fresh writes by far the funniest blog on the net. SInce everyone is using the same pics and same stories anyway, she has the unique ability to use those same pics, but with an angle that makes the pics even more ridiculous. If it is not already, this should be a daily read.
#9 Mrs. Grapevine Really don’t know much about this site, but it looks like Mrs. Grapevine has eased on up posting a bit lately to deal with family stuff. Blogging can be very time consuming, so I fully understand when someone has to take a break. She better get back to posting cause I have a real strong feeling the blog in the #10 spot is going to pass her. Just my hunch.
#10 Open Entrance I could go on and on about how amazing openentrance.com is. From the design, the thought provoking posts, intellectual commentary, the list goes on and on. More importantly openentrance rounds out the Top 10 blogs in the black blogosphere and is making his move up the charts. I see that #8 spot in the next update. Crunk and Mrs. Grapevine better watch their back!
Anyone using Blogger or Wordpress is not included in this Top Ten as most of the sites that gather statistical information can not give an accurate account because you do not own your domain. Follow the example of Crunktastical, YBF, and Rhymes With Snitch who all switched from blogspot to their own domain in the last few months.
On The Rise – I hear a lot of chatter about Necole Bitchie, Pop Culture Junkie, Urban Hoopla, and A Belle in Brooklyn. Their blogs seem to be making waves, but besides Necole Bitchie, the other three use blogger so until they get their own domain name, their are no stats available for them. It’s time to just spend the $8 at GoDaddy and buy your own domain.
Who Did I Miss? I am sure I missed some great blogs that should be included in this list. If you know of one, just drop it in the comments and I will check it out and make sure it is included in the list if it has enough traffic next month when I update the list.
Challenge: openentrance will climb this list and by September will be in the #5 spot and climbing. If anybody is up for a challenge of beating me to that spot, let me know and I’m in. I’m on the move!!!
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Yeah, was wondering why I got the email also! Great way to pull in traffic though. Gotta remember that.
Sad to see that there are no blogs of real substance here. No News, no politics, no racial coverage, nothing topical, family oriented.
Not hating, just saying!
Bygbaby
Where the hell is That Grape Juice at????
Nice read and good info. Look forward to seeing openentrance in the top 5 soon. New layout looks great…keep up the good work!
KPope
I agree about Fresh. I love her humor. I get my laughs daily from Crunk & Disorderly and I love how she has her own lingo that we’ve all adapted.
Very Entertaining as always….
Necole has been telling me about my domain..I think it’s REALLY time to set it up now
Great post!
How does traffic relate to one having the best blog? Is it possible to have a “best” blog and not get 100,000 hits a day? I’m just curious. Just because somebody wins an election doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re the “best” candidate. And just because somebody has 1,000 friends on myspace doesn’t necessarily mean they have the “best” profile.
I also agree with bygbaby’s comment. Much love though. Gotta respect the list.
Again, I’m not hating.
I love this list…thanks for shouting out black blogs…we work hard for the money
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Thanks for sending the list my way. Interesting, to dovetail on bygbaby, that entertainment blogs predominate. Guess that’s what we do.
I received the email also and came out of curiosity. If you want another top 10 list of black blogs, check out this post. It’s a great site also.
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2008/04/top-ten-black-blogs-apr-2008.html
ditto to the comments above. what’s popular isn’t always what’s good. and gossip sits are always popular. does everyone eat at mcdonald’s? i don’t.
a more interesting twist to explore (and the reason why certain media outlets are payinng attention, actually) is the fact that these black gossip sites are more popular than their white equilivants. how about an article about that? or is that something that one of us less-popular-than-you black bloggers should write?
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Great article… Your new site design really loooks good…
It might be me but i get sick of people that often times become too cool for the room. Life is hard and heavy enough so to read a blog site to show the dumb stuff that is happening in the world is all good. If i want news I can go to CNN but they wont tell me how stupid we all look doing that superman dance once we all found out what the true meaning was to the song.
Life can’t be all race relations and politcs lets all take a second out of our day to laugh at whitneys knees from time to time…
O.K., so I didn’t make the list.
I am going to keep on trying until I do!
Congrats on your site doing so well.
Much Love
dk
Pretty Good list of blogs here. I read a few of them, but some I have never heard of
Concrete Loop is boring and Bossip is just okay. I like Necole Bitchie the best,
What about http://www.ATLstatus.com
Excellent list, enjoyed this great post.
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