Very cool analysis. Matt keeps the link love in-house. And sleeps between 2.00am and 7am. Apparently.

More interesting analysis of top blogs, and linking structure, here.

“Engadget: So, here are the major takeaways:

• Engadget is very big. Damn big, infact. I use too many infacts.

• They got more about 100,000 comments in a single month by giving away, among other things, a Zune.

• Cellphones and Portable Audio devices are the most posted about (and maybe most produced (and purchased)) things around

• But, Engadget readers prefer to comment more on articles about gaming and featured editorials written by experienced industry veterans.

• Of the top ten most commented articles (excluding the giveaways), 8 are about gaming. The remaining two are about the iPhone.

• For the first three months of their existence, they got exactly 25 comments!

• They post more about transportation than about HDTV“