Influence On Other Bloggers
In an article about the growth of blogs, writer and blogger Ed Driscoll states that:
- Reynolds’ quick rise to prominence helped to foster a hospitable environment for new bloggers. His background in DIY music may have been a factor: Punk and new-wave music, plus the home-recording boom of the early 1980s, encouraged an “anybody can do this” attitude, a spirit that Reynolds carried into the emerging "blogosphere.” In 2002, he published a list of well over two hundred blogs that claimed to be directly inspired by his own.
Instapundit's early popularity led to the common adoption of the suffix "-pundit" in blog titles, for example Kevin Drum (who originally blogged as "CalPundit") and Allahpundit. There are also direct take-offs on the entire name, such as Instapunk, and IsntAPundit. There are many other "-pundit" blogs, of all political stripes. An extensive listing of blogs inspired to some degree by Instapundit may be found here .
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