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| 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 diary' status by user vote, and at Markos's discretion, to the front page. | 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 diary' status by user vote, and at Markos's discretion, to the front page. | ||
| Daily Kos attracted some controversy in 2004 by posting comments about workers who were taken hostage and executed in that many considered to be insensitive | |||
| Daily Kos also contains permanent articles, glossaries, and other content. It is sustained by advertising, mostly for political candidates and timely political books. | Daily Kos also contains permanent articles, glossaries, and other content. It is sustained by advertising, mostly for political candidates and timely political books. | ||
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Daily Kos is an American political weblog aimed at Democrats and progressives. It is arguably the most influential liberal weblog.
Daily Kos is run by Markos Moulitsas Zúniga, a young U.S. 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 readers gave approximately $500,000 in user donations to Democratic candidates in the 2004 elections, all of whom lost.
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 diary' status by user vote, and at Markos's discretion, to the front page.
Daily Kos attracted some controversy in 2004 by posting comments about workers who were taken hostage and executed in that many considered to be insensitive
Daily Kos also contains permanent articles, glossaries, and other content. It is sustained by advertising, mostly for political candidates and timely political books.
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