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'''Daily Kos''' is an ] ] ] aimed at ] and arguably the most influential ] weblog. It is run by ] as part of his ] firm. It has a daily traffic of 450,000 or more, and often reaches over 2,500,000 unique visits in one week. '''Daily Kos''' is an ] ] ] aimed at ] and progressives. It is arguably the most influential ] weblog.
Daily Kos is run by ], a young, Salvadoran-born US Army veteran, as part of his ] firm. It has daily traffic of 450,000 or more, and often reaches over 2,500,000 unique visits in one week. Daily Kos gave approximately $500,000 in user donations to Democratic candidates in the 2004 elections.

The main difference between Daily Kos and other political blogs, such as or , is the sheer volume of content on the site. Daily Kos is not a standard blog, but an interactive site powered by the "collaborative media application," ], by which user comments are privileged similarly to blog entries. Thus, while Markos and several others post entries directly to the front page, the site also features two layers of "diaries," user entries that flow into the site at a speed of up to several per minute, which are identical in format and can advance to 'recommended' status by user consensus, and at Markos's discretion, to the front page.

Daily Kos also contains permanent articles, glossaries, and other content. It is sustained by advertising, mostly for political candidates and timesly political books.


Perhaps the main thing that sets Daily Kos apart from other political blogs such as or is that it is not really a blog, but an interactive Web site implemented by the "collaborative media application" ]. Thus, while the centerpiece of the site is a blog that only the people who manage the site can post to, the site also contains numerous "diaries" which anyone can post, just as long as he or she gets a user id.


==External links== ==External links==

Revision as of 19:01, 7 November 2004

Daily Kos is an American political blog aimed at Democrats and progressives. It is arguably the most influential liberal weblog.

Daily Kos is run by Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, a young, Salvadoran-born US Army veteran, as part of his political consulting firm. It has daily traffic of 450,000 or more, and often reaches over 2,500,000 unique visits in one week. Daily Kos gave approximately $500,000 in user donations to Democratic candidates in the 2004 elections.

The main difference between Daily Kos and other political blogs, such as Atrios or Talking Points Memo, is the sheer volume of content on the site. Daily Kos is not a standard blog, but an interactive site powered by the "collaborative media application," Scoop, by which user comments are privileged similarly to blog entries. Thus, while Markos and several others post entries directly to the front page, the site also features two layers of "diaries," user entries that flow into the site at a speed of up to several per minute, which are identical in format and can advance to 'recommended' status by user consensus, and at Markos's discretion, to the front page.

Daily Kos also contains permanent articles, glossaries, and other content. It is sustained by advertising, mostly for political candidates and timesly political books.


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