Nielsen BuzzMetrics's BlogPulse: 2004 Year in Review

What was hot in the blogosphere in 2004? BlogPulse scoured a year's worth of blog posts, links and trends to create a section chockful of year-in-review statistics, charts, finds and surprises. Click on the sections and links below to get a deeper look at the world of blogging in 2004—who, what, why and how often. How did BlogPulse compile this data?

	Blogs \| Blog Posts \| Web Sites \| Media Sources \| Media Stories \| People \| Books \| Movies \| Amazon Products \| Video \| Audio Files \| Images \| Actors & Actresses \| Actors \| Actresses
	Drug Discussion \| Man's Inhumanity \| Natural Disasters \| Seven Deadly Sins \| Recreation \| Axis of Evil \| Transportation \| Iraqi Cities \| Cancer \| Documentaries \| Social Networks \| Gadgets \| Major Retailers \| Email Options

Top Blogs Cited in 2004

1.	BoingBoing
2.	DailyKos
3.	Instapundit
4.	The Drudge Report
5.	Slashdot

Top Media Stories Cited in 2004

1.	CNN CROSSFIRE Transcript—Jon Stewart's America
2.	Unfairenheit 9/11—The lies of Michael Moore. By Christopher Hitchens
3.	Legendary radio DJ John Peel dies
4.	Evidence Mounts That The Vote May Have Been Hacked
5.	CBS Names Memo Probe Panel

Top People Cited in 2004

1.	George W. Bush
2.	John Kerry
3.	Harry Potter
4.	Britney Spears
5.	Michael Moore

Top Books Cited in 2004

1.	Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry
2.	The Da Vinci Code
3.	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
4.	My Life
5.	Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation

Top Movies Cited in 2004

1.	Fahrenheit 9/11
2.	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3.	Ying xiong (Hero)
4.	The Day After Tomorrow
5.	Shaun of the Dead

Top Amazon Products Cited in 2004

1.	Star Wars Trilogy (DVD)
2.	Garden State [SOUNDTRACK] (CD)
3.	How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb—U2 (CD)
4.	Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) (DVD)
5.	Firefly - The Complete Series (DVD)

Top Video Cited in 2004

1.	Bush's one-fingered victory salute
2.	GOP convention in 60 seconds?
3.	JibJab: Woody Guthrie Parody
4.	9/11 Pentagon conspiracy
5.	Citroen transformer commerical

Top Audio Cited in 2004

1.	Eric Idle's FCC Song
2.	President Bush on 'tribal sovereignty'
3.	Song from a band called Hard 'n Phirm
4.	Mix of Nickelback's "How you remind me" with Nickelback's "Someday"
5.	William Shatner's version of the Pulp hit, 'Common People.' (song)

Top Images Cited in 2004

1.	God vs Bush, a map of hurricane paths vs how FL counties voted in 2000
2.	Shades of Purple: "Forget red and blue. We're actually a purple country." (Source: MSNBC.com 11/3/04)
3.	Urban legend: "Scientists from RAND Corporation have created this model to illustrate how a 'home computer' could look in the year 2004."
4.	Destructor: Gamecube Masta
5.	Bush Approval: Raw Poll Data

Top Actors/Actresses Cited in 2004

1.	Johnny Depp
2.	Brad Pitt
3.	Orlando Bloom
4.	Hilary Duff
5.	Angelina Jolie

Top Actors Cited in 2004

1.	Johnny Depp
2.	Brad Pitt
3.	Orlando Bloom
4.	Tom Cruise
5.	Jude Law

Top Actresses Cited in 2004

1.	Hilary Duff
2.	Angelina Jolie
3.	Lindsay Lohan
4.	Mandy Moore
5.	Jennifer Lopez

Drug Discussion in 2004

Vioxx vs. Male Performance Drugs vs. Medical Marijuana

Man's Inhumanity in 2004

Genocide vs. Homicide vs. Torture/Abuse

Natural Disasters in 2004

Hurricanes vs. Tornado vs. Mount St. Helens vs. Tsunami/Tidal Wave vs. Earthquake vs. Floods

Seven Deadly Sins in 2004

Pride vs. Envy vs. Gluttony vs. Lust vs. Anger vs. Greed vs. Sloth

Recreation in 2004

Ski vs. Football vs. BBQ

Axis of Evil in 2004

Iraq vs. Iran vs. North Korea

Transportation in 2004

Planes vs. Trains vs. Boats

Iraqi Cities in 2004

Bagdhad vs. Falluja vs. Mosul vs. Najaf vs. Karbala vs. Ramadi

Cancer in 2004

Breast Cancer vs. Lung Cancer vs. Prostate Cancer vs. Skin Cancer vs. Ovarian Cancer

Documentaries in 2004

Control Room vs. Outfoxed vs. Fahrenheit 9/11 vs. Stolen Hour vs. Supersize Me

Social Networks in 2004

Friendster vs. Orkut vs. The Face Book

Gadgets in 2004

iPod vs. NGage vs. TiVo

Major Retailers in 2004

Kmart vs. Wal-Mart vs. Target vs. Sears vs. J.C. Penny

Email Options in 2004

Gmail vs. Yahoo! vs. Hotmail

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How did BlogPulse compile this data? Top Web sites, blogs, blog posts, media sources, media stories, books, movies, and products were tabulated by counting the number of times bloggers linked to them during 2004. Top people, actors, and actresses were found by counting the number of times those names, including common variations, appeared in posts.