Boing Boing Word Counts

These results are based on 3866 total posts scraped since October 1, 2008.
The script has identified 31391 unique words.
All data current as of Tue Apr 7 09:30:37 2009 (PST).
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Cory Doctorow's 10 most commonly used words:

new
 334
like
 292
just
 272
boing
 269
people
 245
make
 189
time
 171
use
 168
little
 151
way
 137

Calculated from the 1208 posts recorded for Cory Doctorow.
Cory Doctorow is the only contributer to use the word 'glyn,' but has never once used the word 'metzger.'

Mark Frauenfelder's 10 most commonly used words:

new
 181
like
 159
video
 134
make
 132
people
 117
just
 114
boing
 104
book
 87
called
 80
time
 74

Calculated from the 839 posts recorded for Mark Frauenfelder.
Mark Frauenfelder is the only contributer to use the word 'belle,' but has never once used the word 'guestblogger.'

David Pescovitz's 10 most commonly used words:

boing
 196
new
 194
like
 108
just
 103
people
 95
video
 78
said
 72
posted
 66
seen
 60
make
 57

Calculated from the 707 posts recorded for David Pescovitz.
David Pescovitz is the only contributer to use the word 'kirsten,' but has never once used the word 'subscribe.'

Xeni Jardin's 10 most commonly used words:

boing
 282
video
 198
new
 186
like
 143
just
 126
post
 111
people
 107
blog
 105
time
 97
thanks
 90

Calculated from the 543 posts recorded for Xeni Jardin.
Xeni Jardin is the only contributer to use the word 'permalink,' but has never once used the word 'scientific.'

Richard Metzger's 10 most commonly used words:

boing
 50
guest
 48
metzger
 48
richard
 43
current
 41
like
 30
blogger
 27
new
 24
just
 21
think
 17

Calculated from the 65 posts recorded for Richard Metzger.
Richard Metzger is the only contributer to use the word 'diminished,' but has never once used the word 'under.'

Brandon Boyer's 10 most commonly used words:

game
 49
new
 47
saw
 47
games
 36
today
 35
offworld
 31
look
 26
iphone
 21
got
 21
indie
 20

Calculated from the 55 posts recorded for Brandon Boyer.
Brandon Boyer is the only contributer to use the word 'ragdoll,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

Rob Beschizza's 10 most commonly used words:

new
 35
boing
 27
joel
 24
today
 21
rob
 21
john
 19
saw
 17
iphone
 15
spotted
 12
usb
 11

Calculated from the 47 posts recorded for Rob Beschizza.
Rob Beschizza is the only contributer to use the word 'beheld,' but has never once used the word 'me.'

Dale Dougherty's 10 most commonly used words:

like
 22
people
 17
make
 15
new
 14
just
 14
good
 13
come
 13
want
 12
story
 12
time
 11

Calculated from the 41 posts recorded for Dale Dougherty.
Dale Dougherty is the only contributer to use the word 'banff,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

Danny Choo's 10 most commonly used words:

japanese
 41
time
 41
japan
 41
boing
 40
works
 40
life
 40
guestblogger
 40
blogs
 40
danny
 40
choo
 40

Calculated from the 41 posts recorded for Danny Choo.
Danny Choo is the only contributer to use the word 'meiji,' but has never once used the word 'through.'

Susannah Breslin's 10 most commonly used words:

new
 11
just
 9
like
 8
video
 8
created
 8
say
 7
time
 6
set
 5
image
 5
boing
 5

Calculated from the 38 posts recorded for Susannah Breslin.
Susannah Breslin is the only contributer to use the word 'showstudio,' but has never once used the word 'really.'

Charles Platt's 10 most commonly used words:

guest
 31
platt
 29
people
 14
like
 10
make
 10
used
 9
years
 9
just
 8
picture
 8
feel
 7

Calculated from the 38 posts recorded for Charles Platt.
Charles Platt is the only contributer to use the word 'aomori,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

Dan Gillmor's 10 most commonly used words:

people
 14
boingboing
 14
dan
 13
gillmor
 12
new
 11
just
 9
good
 8
years
 8
called
 7
way
 7

Calculated from the 34 posts recorded for Dan Gillmor.
Dan Gillmor is the only contributer to use the word 'batteau,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

ShawnBruce's 10 most commonly used words:

guest
 32
bruce
 32
stewart
 32
connally
 32
new
 9
like
 8
make
 8
just
 8
really
 8
good
 8

Calculated from the 32 posts recorded for ShawnBruce.
ShawnBruce is the only contributer to use the word 'instilled,' but has never once used the word 'than.'

John Brownlee's 10 most commonly used words:

boing
 28
brownlee
 18
joel
 18
looked
 18
new
 16
today
 14
beschizza
 14
yesterday
 13
rob
 13
iphone
 12

Calculated from the 28 posts recorded for John Brownlee.
John Brownlee is the only contributer to use the word 'lusted,' but has never once used the word 'me.'

Gareth Branwyn's 10 most commonly used words:

editor
 26
make
 25
current
 25
projects
 25
included
 25
currently
 25
best
 25
blogger
 25
guest
 25
recent
 25

Calculated from the 26 posts recorded for Gareth Branwyn.
Gareth Branwyn is the only contributer to use the word 'cajole,' but has never once used the word 'old.'

Susie Bright's 10 most commonly used words:

guest
 19
bright
 19
like
 11
new
 7
make
 7
just
 7
called
 7
going
 6
time
 6
people
 6

Calculated from the 21 posts recorded for Susie Bright.
Susie Bright is the only contributer to use the word 'pilgrimages,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

Joel Johnson's 10 most commonly used words:

new
 8
like
 7
got
 6
just
 5
boing
 5
make
 4
time
 4
chance
 4
actually
 4
week
 4

Calculated from the 17 posts recorded for Joel Johnson.
Joel Johnson is the only contributer to use the word 'rubin,' but has never once used the word 'were.'

pspinrad's 10 most commonly used words:

people
 14
make
 13
paul
 13
spinrad
 13
like
 11
think
 11
new
 10
just
 10
need
 10
want
 9

Calculated from the 14 posts recorded for pspinrad.
pspinrad is the only contributer to use the word 'spinrad,' but has never once used the word 'little.'

rushkoff's 10 most commonly used words:

douglas
 9
rushkoff
 9
guest
 9
new
 7
people
 7
like
 6
just
 6
make
 5
time
 5
best
 5

Calculated from the 13 posts recorded for rushkoff.
rushkoff is the only contributer to use the word 'centralized,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

cshirky's 10 most commonly used words:

social
 10
interactive
 8
power
 8
current
 8
boing
 8
people
 8
author
 8
works
 8
comes
 8
teaches
 8

Calculated from the 13 posts recorded for cshirky.
cshirky is the only contributer to use the word 'itp,' but has never once used the word 'own.'

Steven Johnson's 10 most commonly used words:

book
 12
story
 12
current
 11
recently
 11
community
 11
author
 11
site
 11
guest
 11
revolution
 11
ed
 11

Calculated from the 12 posts recorded for Steven Johnson.
Steven Johnson is the only contributer to use the word 'rooting,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

John Hodgman's 10 most commonly used words:

say
 4
video
 4
amazing
 4
know
 4
did
 4
like
 3
world
 3
people
 3
think
 3
big
 3

Calculated from the 10 posts recorded for John Hodgman.
John Hodgman is the only contributer to use the word 'froud,' but has never once used the word 'us.'

Derek Bledsoe's 10 most commonly used words:

episodes
 10
boing
 10
video
 10
daily
 10
road
 10
derek
 10
blogging
 10
new
 9
player
 9
time
 9

Calculated from the 10 posts recorded for Derek Bledsoe.
Derek Bledsoe is the only contributer to use the word 'metallica,' but has never once used the word 'i.'

dangillmor's 10 most commonly used words:

like
 3
make
 3
public
 3
link
 2
news
 2
actual
 2
new
 2
bb
 2
just
 2
post
 2

Calculated from the 5 posts recorded for dangillmor.
dangillmor is the only contributer to use the word 'carr,' but has never once used the word 'boing.'

Teresa Nielsen Hayden Moderator's 10 most commonly used words:

comment
 4
just
 3
boing
 3
goes
 3
mind
 3
long
 3
games
 3
write
 3
real
 2
makes
 2

Calculated from the 4 posts recorded for Teresa Nielsen Hayden Moderator.
Teresa Nielsen Hayden Moderator is the only contributer to use the word 'moderator,' but has never once used the word 'new.'

Teresa Nielsen Hayden Community Manager's 10 most commonly used words:

good
 3
love
 3
like
 2
new
 2
make
 2
look
 2
going
 2
think
 2
turn
 2
best
 2

Calculated from the 4 posts recorded for Teresa Nielsen Hayden Community Manager.
Teresa Nielsen Hayden Community Manager is the only contributer to use the word 'shapeways,' but has never once used the word 'who.'



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