Friday Random 10: Subvert the Dominant Link Hierarchy

All bloggers know that there's something inbred in the left blogosphere, an insular cross-linking between a-list bloggers that makes it difficult for the rest of us to build a readership. Brad DeLong refers to it as the Dominant Link Hierarchy and has called on us to subvert it. This is my contribution to the subversion: Friday link fests to low-traffic bloggers who've linked to my site. Of course, low traffic is subjective so I reserve the right to include any bloggers that I choose. I plan to make this my version of the Friday Random 10. I have distant hopes that others might do the same.

Here they are, in random order:

1. Dissecting Rightism - focused on deconstructing the right
2. MomBrain despairs of ever understanding George Bush
3. des femmes - wide ranging commentary on politics, women, and the world
4. Secure the Blessing - blogging from the religious left (recommeded despite no blogroll or referring link back here)
5. Streak's Blog - fellow PBA member who writes thoughtfully and personally about religion and the left
6. Swerve Left - another PBA member offering so much more than news flashes - analysis and opinion written well.
7. Left at the Altar - one more voice of the religious left with the great gift of good writing
8. Alternative Hippo - comments and coverage across the board with constant coverage of Alaskan drilling issues
9. Dateline: Bristol - my favorite kind of blog, topical but not an echo chamber, original opinions in an original voice
10. After School Snack - a group blog with a distinct lefty personality

That's it for this week. Now go forth and do likewise. Subvert the Dominant Link Hierarchy!

Comments

[wanda]

What an excellent idea! I keep seeing all these blogs saying they've been nominated for awards for this and that yet none of them ever seem to be any better than the blogs I read on a daily basis. Sure blogs like _____ have a large readership, but there are blogs just as good or better out there that get few if any readers.
I used to have blogs that I'd visit on a daily basis yet they never visit mine. At first I said, oh well, I do this for me. Which is true, but then I came to feel like these people clearly don't value my opinion because they never come to my blog so why am I posting my opininon in their comments?
I will certainly join in this cause!

[eRobin]

Brilliant. I will join the meme ;)

[coturnix]

Thank you. Some of these are great blogs I never heard of before and now I have bookmarked them and may blogroll them next time I gather courage to mess with the template....

[Colette]

I love your blog and your views - I have put up a link to your blog on my blog.

Your writing is insighful and provocative. Keep up the good work.

I totally agree with your comments about blogging as a woman and having to put up with insults and sexism even out here on the blogosphere - you'd think people would grow up by now.

As ever,
Colette

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