The above traffic rankings were obtained from alexa which is updated on a weekly basis. The rankings are based on local traffic only which does not take into account traffic from other countries. For example, Dr Mahathir’s blog, Che Det is actually ranked 1061 in Singapore. There are more Singaporean visitors to a Malaysian political blog than a local one !
We did not include news blogs like Malaysiakini which strictly speaking, are not socio-political blogs. Initially we hesitate to include Malaysia Today which is more of a news aggregator than a blog. However, considering the fact that it is made famous or rather infamous by the writings of RPK, it will be apt to classify it as a personal blog.
The alternative media has been quoted by many observers as playing a crucial role in contributing to the political tsunami which engulfs Malayisa politics in the last General Election. Pundits wonder if Singapore, which a higher internet penetration rate, will suffer the same fate as well.
Though over 80% of Singaporeans have internet connections, the figures above shown that we are less than 21 times as politically savvy as our Malaysian brothers. The top political blog in Malaysia has a traffic rank of 61 compared to Singapore at 1281 or 1641 if you choose a strictly orthodox political blog. On the other hand, Xiaxue’s blog is ranked at 121 in Singapore and 575 in Malaysia.
As James Gomez rightly point out, the alternative media has little influence amongst Singaporeans as compared to Malaysia simply because we Singaporeans are a bunch of apathetic lot who prefer indulging ourselves in the soap opera between two bimbos than the politics.
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We did not include news blogs like Malaysiakini which strictly speaking, are not socio-political blogs. Initially we hesitate to include Malaysia Today which is more of a news aggregator than a blog. However, considering the fact that it is made famous or rather infamous by the writings of RPK, it will be apt to classify it as a personal blog.
The alternative media has been quoted by many observers as playing a crucial role in contributing to the political tsunami which engulfs Malayisa politics in the last General Election. Pundits wonder if Singapore, which a higher internet penetration rate, will suffer the same fate as well.
Though over 80% of Singaporeans have internet connections, the figures above shown that we are less than 21 times as politically savvy as our Malaysian brothers. The top political blog in Malaysia has a traffic rank of 61 compared to Singapore at 1281 or 1641 if you choose a strictly orthodox political blog. On the other hand, Xiaxue’s blog is ranked at 121 in Singapore and 575 in Malaysia.
As James Gomez rightly point out, the alternative media has little influence amongst Singaporeans as compared to Malaysia simply because we Singaporeans are a bunch of apathetic lot who prefer indulging ourselves in the soap opera between two bimbos than the politics.
Read rest of article here:
http://wayangparty.wordpress.com/20...io-political-blogs-in-singapore-and-malaysia/
