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= **About--** = = = The Daily Kos is an online democratic, political community with 2.5 million visitors per month and 215,000 registered users. It is a news organization, community, and activist hub, all in one. Although they have some top names in politics who write diaries for their site, they mostly concentrate their efforts on the hundreds of thousands of Americans that post, comment, and give opinions daily. They stand by the notion that through these Americans, the Daily Kos has been able to influence and shape a political world that was once the exclusive domain of the rich, connected, and powerful.

= History-- = The Daily Kos was founded in May 26, 2002 by founder and publisher, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga.

= = media type="youtube" key="JREczBcLTsA" height="344" width="425" Markos discussing new media and its impact.

= **Site Layout--** = = = The main page of the Daily Kos is like most blogs, where the newest entry is first on the homepage. Yet above the newest post, there are results of polls taken on the blog. Currently, there is a poll that asks if the readers favor Obama or not and a poll measuring the likely voters for each state's senate or government. There is also a section for the DailyKos TV, which features political videos ranging from news reports to presidential coverage to debates.

On the right-hand side, lies the site menu, with links to other parts of the blog including diaries from prominent politicians such as presidents, senators, and the general public. Diaries are like blog posts but with rules. Basically, no plagiarism, writers can only post one entry per day, new users can only post after their account has been active for over a week, and you can't duplicate posts without providing new insight - it will be deleted. Next on the menu is dKospedia, a link to the Daily Kos' political encyclopedia entry on Wikipedia. Down the menu a bit there is a link to the DailyKos store, where you can purchase apparel and accessories. The site also has a very detailed FAQ page on Wikipedia. Here you can find everything there is to know about the site before trying to navigate on your own. It also breaks down the categories so its easier to understand. Finally, there's a link to ActBlue, a website where the general public can make donations to their favorite candidate for their campaigns.

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= **Advertising--** = = =  In between the menu and the newest post are the ads - although if you subscribe to the blog, you don't see the ads anymore. Subscribing currently costs $4/month, $40/year, or $100 for a lifetime subscription. The Daily Kos has five advertising levels. The ads run on both the front page and on the story page. Here's a breakdown of the prices:

** Only ** || **Classifieds Cost ** ||  $20,000(hi-rise, jpg & std, flash)  $40,000 (h-r, flsh) || $7,500 (std, jpg)  $15,000(h-r, jpg)  $9,000(std, flsh)  $18,000 (h-r, flsh) || $1,000(mini, jpg)  $2,500(std, jpg)  $5,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $1,200(mini, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $3,000(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $6,000(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$950(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $1,450 (h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $1,140 std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $1,740(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$125 || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $36,000(h-r, jpg & std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $72,000 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$14,000 (std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $42,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $16,800(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $50,400 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$1,800(mini, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $4,500(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $9,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $2,160(mini, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $5,400(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $10,800(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$1,750(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $2,650 (h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $2,100 std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $3,180(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$250 || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $70,000(h-r, jpg & std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $140,000 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$26,000 (std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $80,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $31,200(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $96,000 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$3,400(mini, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $8,000(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $16,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $4,080(mini, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $9,600 (std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $19,200(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$3,250(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $4,950 (h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $3,900 std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $5,940(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$400 || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $200,000(h-r, jpg & std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $400,000 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$80,000 (std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $250,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $96,000(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $300,000 (h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$10,000(mini, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $34,000(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $68,000(h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $12,000(mini, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $40,800(std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $81,600(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$8,950(std, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $13,950 (h-r, jpg) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $10,740 std, flsh) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;"> $16,740(h-r, flsh) || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">$1,000 || = **Layouts of Ads--** = <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Hi Rise jpg/gif 150x600 35KB + 300 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hi Rise flash 150x600 70KB + 300 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Standard jpg/gif 150x200 16KB + 300 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Standard flash 150x200 32KB + 300 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Mini jpg/gif 150x100 5KB + 100 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Mini flash 150x100 10KB + 100 characters of text <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Classified 500 characters of text (no HTML and no edits after it's been purchased)
 * || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Premium Slot Cost ** || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Second Slot Cost ** || <span style="color: #ff7600; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">**<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Reg. Ad Strip Cost ** || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">**<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 90%;">Inside Pages **
 * <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">1 week || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$10,000 (standard, jpg)
 * <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">2 weeks || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$18,000 (std, jpg)
 * <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">1 month || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$35,000 (std, jpg)
 * <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">3 months || <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 81%;">$100,000 (std, jpg)

Here's a link to see what the ad sizes look like

= **Commenting & Moderation--** = = = <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Users are allowed to comment but only registered users. All comments and diaries are subject to moderation by the editors of the blog:

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Publisher/Founder** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Markos Moulitsas Zúniga

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Executive Editor** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Susan G (Susan Gardner)

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Associate Editor** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> BarbinMD (Barbara Morrill)

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Director of Community** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Meteor Blades (Timothy Lange)

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **Contributing Editors** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Arjun Jaikumar (formerly brownsox) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Darksyde <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> DavidNYC <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> David Waldman (formerly Kagro X) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> DemFromCT (Greg Dworkin) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Devilstower (Mark Sumner) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Georgia10 (Georgia Logothetis) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Hunter (Michael Lazzaro) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Jed L (Jed Lewison) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Laura Clawson (formerly MissLaura) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> mcjoan (Joan McCarter) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Plutonium Page (Page van der Linden) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Scout Finch (Jennifer Bruenjes) <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Steve Singiser <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Trapper John (Jake McIntyre)

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **General Manager** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Will Rockafellow

= **dKosopedia--** = = = <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> The Daily Kos community is working on a collaborative project to build a political encyclopedia titled dKosopedia. Drawing it's political slant from the community who is creating it, it is written from a left, progressive, liberal, and democratic point of view. However, it does attempt to fairly acknowledge the other side's point of view. The project was started in April of 2004, and it currently consists of 14,316 articles. Seeing as it is a Wikipedia page, anyone is allowed to contribute to the project.

= Daily Kos TV-- = = = <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">The site has organized their video content into Daily Kos TV. DKTV provides viewers with the latest video content on their home page, along with an archive of past videos. It was created and is edited by Jed Lewison, who is a contributing editor and video producer for Daily Kos. Jed also publishes Jed Report, a news and politics blog.

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= Daily Kos' Traffic Statistics-- =

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **VISITS** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Total ---1,435,164,565 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Average Per Day -697,721 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Average Visit Length 0:01 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Last Hour --53,869 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Today --445,801 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This Week -4,884,045

<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> **PAGE VIEWS** <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Total ---1,671,898,449 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Average Per Day -798,999 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Average Per Visit 1.1 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Last Hour -58,545 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Today -499,464 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> This Week 5,592,991 <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;"> (Info found here)

=<span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">In the News-- = <span style="color: #c0430c; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cuz everyone loves Bill O'Reilly....(hahah)

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