Blogs became a front-running source of information during Tuesday’s election, as millions flocked to political blogs to get a taste of early exit poll numbers, available on blogs often hours before the more traditional news media doled them out.

Nevermind that early can also mean unchecked, or in some cases just plain wrong (some blogs suggested that there was bad news in store for Bush).

The most amazing thing is that this visceral source of information was influential enough to not only influence opinion, but, according to at least one source, it influenced the stock market, as the rumour about an impending Bush loss sparked a… [Continued]