| Rank | Blog | Prev |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South DaCola | 1 |
| 2 | South Dakota War College | 4 |
| 3 | Dakota Voice | 8 |
| 4 | Constant Conservative | 6 |
| 5 | Fastidious | - |
| 6 | South Dakota Politics | 17 |
| 7 | Hog House Blog | - |
| 7 | Madville Times | 6 |
| 9 | Northern Plains Anglicans | 11 |
| 10 | Sibby Online | 2 |
| 11 | Cycle South Dakota | - |
| 12 | Republican Tide | 20 |
| 13 | Middle Border Sun | 9 |
| 14 | DakotaWomen | 13 |
| 15 | Republic Insider | 14 |
| 16 | Black Marks on Wood Pulp / by Corey Vilhauer | 19 |
| 17 | Cranium Creek | - |
| 17 | Dakota Today | - |
| 19 | Red, Blue & Purple | 15 |
| 20 | Northern Valley Beacon | 10 |
BlogNetNews' Blogosphere Influence Rating combines a variety of data sets to determine which blogs are most powerfully influencing the direction of the South Dakota political blogosphere. The exact method BNN uses to calculate influence scores must remain proprietary in order to prevent attempts to game the system. BNN's methodology takes into account the fact that all Internet data is profoundly limited in its reliability by using multiple data sets that, when combined, reveal a fair picture of activity in the blogosphere.
