CINCINNATI, July 8 (UPI) -- The blogging world was dominated Friday with discussions of Thursday's terrorist bombings in London, according to BlogPulse.com
Intelliseek's BlogPulse.com said bombing-related blog postings exceeded the discussions that followed the December 2004 tsunami in South Asia.
Thirty-six of the top 40 links shared most frequently by bloggers, and more than 90 percent of the phrases they used in their discussions, related to the four explosions that killed at least 50 and wounded more than 700 people in London Thursday morning. The attacks took place in three London subway stations and on a double-decker bus.
The phrases used most commonly by bloggers were, in order, "London bombings," "London blasts," "terrorist attacks on London," "London explosions" and "London attacks." Other top phrases included "morning rush hour," "tube stations" and "Scotland Yard."
"As with the tsunami, bloggers played an unprecedented role in reporting, spreading and keeping the news alive," said Pete Blackshaw, chief marketing officer of Intelliseek, which owns BlogPulse. "Much of the coverage by on-site bloggers was sincere, real, and unscripted, as were their on-the-scene photos and videos shot from camera phones."
BlogPulse.com has identified more than 13.5 million blogs for daily analysis of key issues, trends and personalities.
