“Swine Flu” Most Popular Among Bloggers

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by Kelly on May 11, 2009

Swine Flu, Easter, and Somali Pirates topped Nielsen’s monthly index of most blogged news stories for April 2009, according to Nielsen’s just released top 10 most-blogged topics report.

“Understanding what is currently important to bloggers is essential to marketers since we know that highly blogged about topics are important indicators of conversational sustainability and impact,” said Pete Blackshaw, executive vice president, digital strategic services, Nielsen Online. “Moreover, those topics with high blog links tend to embed themselves prominently in search results.”

Top 10 Blogged Topics, April 2009

RANKING

  1. Flu Outbreak
  2. Easter
  3. Somali Pirates
  4. 2009 NFL Draft
  5. Democratic Party
  6. Nuclear Weapons
  7. Bea Arthur
  8. Hugo Chavez
  9. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
  10. Carrie Prejean

Source: Nielsen BuzzMetrics Custom Analysis

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