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Following on from my article about changes to Wikio rankings, the update has now happened. The Wardman Wire is number 13 amongst UK Politics Blogs, and 26 amongst all UK Blogs - based on editorial links in from blogs monitored by Wikio over the previous 9 months.

What did Politics Home get right at the end of September? By Matt Wardman • October 9, 2008 • 2 Comments I normally don’t trust Alexa further than I can throw Ken Clarke with a toy catapult, but … That is a big enough change to be worth a look. You can see the graph and other data here.

Following on from my earlier article about UK Political Blogs, this is the Top 10 List for all UK Blogs. I'll keep his short. The key points: Massive jumps into the Top 10 for: Blah Blah Technology. Imran Ali's Blog. xLab. Plugged Out 80% of the blogs (16 from 20) are about either Politics or Technology.

Bankaholic.com Blog sold for $15m By Matt Wardman • October 3, 2008 • 2 Comments A real Friday post. The website bankaholic.com has been sold for $15m. From Paidcontent.org: Financial info site BankRate is expanding its financial product listings, as it’s acquiring Bankaholic, which provides info on deposits, savings accounts, and money market accounts.

A cracking example of a category error in the comments at Labour Home - money that doesn't go through the Government is not paid by taxpayers: "The cost of ID cards is only a few million at the moment, so cancelling it won't yield much savings. As for your mooted £5bn cost - only if the taxpayer bears the entire cost of ID cards.

Does Tribune Magazine have a future? By Matt Wardman • September 28, 2008 • 2 Comments The Independent on Sunday has an interview with the Editor of Tribune. I have a few comments. Independent on Sunday, Today, page 87. In its heyday, after the Labour election landslide of 1945, Tribune boasted a circulation of 40,000.

The Wardman Wire has had a number of "Best of the Web" links from the Guardian in the past. Yesterday we made the Telegraph in the Bishop of Buckingham's personal picks: www.mattwardman.com/blog/ In the Wardman Wire, Matt pokes round media and political dustbins with a fresh Libertarian pointed stick.

Number crunching Wednesday September 24th 2008, 2:56 pm Filed under: Number crunching Some Wednesday number crunching. 6 - Longest home win streak in the SoCon, owned by App State 3 - Longest overall win streak in the SoCon, owned by Elon 2 - Second longest win streak, owned by Furman (Weird,

Here's a look at Baltimore City and suburban home sales trends in the last 10 years. Charts, charts and more charts. Also numbers! SALES STATS: Biggest change in sales, 2000-2005: Baltimore City, up 66 percent Smallest change in sales 2000-2005: Howard County, up 16

A look at average home sale prices in the last 10 years in Baltimore City and surrounding suburbs. Read on for enough charts and numbers to warm any wonk's heart. PRICE STATS: Biggest change in average price, 2000-2005: Howard County, up 104 percent Smallest change in