Vision Passes UCG
The Above Map Show the Number of Internet Users By Country
Because I reported that Vision was not doing well (see COGaIC: Vision Lacking), yesterday when I noticed a dramatic change in its Alexa ratings, I thought for the first time ever to report the one week Alexa rankings for a variety of COG-related websites (Note: right after I did this, Alexa updated again, so the statistics are here are for the prior week–but are still fairly close to current).
And while one week numbers do not make a trend (and Alexa has flaws), they sometimes can be interesting. Here is what they showed yesterday morning (the lower the number, the more popular the site was):
Vision.org (D. Hulme) 112,158
UCG.org 113,728
TheTrumpet.com (G. Flurry) 136,487
BibleStudy.org (A. Ruth) 161,564
WCG.org 164,106
COGwriter.com 191,814
Tomorrowsworld.org (LCG) 199,120
The-End.com (R. Weinland) 208,408
Bibbletools.org (CGG) 228,223
TheRCG.org (D. Pack) 258,001
TheShiningLight.info (James Malm) 532,145
GarnerTedArmstrong.org (ICG) 582,735
CGI.org 646,783
BornToWin.net (R. Dart) 761,233
Enduring.org (C. Bryce) 1,696,249
COG21.org (R. McNair) 1,716,027
COG7.org (W. Rose) 1,999,321
CGFNW.org (Harold Smith) 2,051,032
EternalGod.org (Norbert Link) 2,193,496
CBCG.org (Fred, Coulter) 2,356,258
Triumphpro.com (W. Dankenbring) 2,604,380
TheJournal.org 3,685,275
Now the above list is NOT all-inclusive. Also, if a group has multiple official sites, I only listed the one that had the highest ranking.
It seems that after I posted on August 5, 2008 that Vision was not doing well, they did something as its rating the week before was about 241,835. I doubt that they will stay on top–this is the first time I recall seeing Vision passing UCG. But for the last two weeks they were.
I reported the weekly data also because it shows that D. Pack and R. Weinland dropped (both of them were ahead of UCG at times in the past), but that some did well the same week. But those who call or consider themselves prophets and apostles through self-appointment will ultimately not do well (see 2 Peter 2:1-3).
And one of those is James Malm, another self-appointed public predictor whose predictions I have denounced at my website–he will probably increase his influence the remainder of 2008 and into early 2009 (I began reporting on him in 2007, see At Least Two Wrongly Claim Great Tribulation Will Begin in 2008).
But getting back to internet impact, if combined sites (many groups have multiple sites) are considered for the normal three month interval (the standard Alexa ranking), then in terms of internet impact UCG would be 1st or 2nd, LCG would be 1st or 2nd (including COGwriter and YouTube), PCG would be third, A. Ruth 4th, RCG 5th or 6th, and Ron Weinland 5th or 6th.
If all media (internet, tv, radio, and print) are considered, the COGs who currently are most effective in reaching people in order would be LCG, UCG, PCG, ICG, and then probably CEM.
Several articles of possibly related interest may include:
Unity: Which COG for You? Why so many groups? Why is there lack of unity in the Churches of God? Has it always been this way? What can/should be done about it?
Should the Church Still Try to Place its Top Priority on Proclaiming the Gospel or Did Herbert W. Armstrong Change that Priority for the Work? Some say the Church should mainly feed the flock now as that is what Herbert W. Armstrong reportedly said. Is that what he said? Is that what the Bible says? What did Paul and Herbert W. Armstrong expect from evangelists?
Why Be Concerned About False and Heretical Leaders? There have been many false leaders–here is some of why you should be concerned about them.
There are Many COGs: Why Support the Living Church of God? This is an article for those who wish to more easily sort out the different COGs. It really should be a MUST READ for current and former WCG members or any interested in supporting the faithful church. It also explains a lot of what the COGs are all about.
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