Early in July, the biggest news in the world of video podcasting and vlogging was Amanda Congdon’s announcement that she could not come to an agreement with partner Andrew Baron over the future of their partnership in Rocketboom, the popular comedy news blog.

The news created an explosion of discussion and interest in Rocketboom. Recently, we reported on the fact that Jason Calacanis Wants to Fight for Amanda Congdon Like a Rabid Dog, that the Rocketboom Split had turned Into Soap Opera, that Rocketbooms’s Andrew Baron Did Over 95% of the Stuff that Amanda Congdon Didn’t Do, and that Valleywag Readers were More Breast-Obsessed than even Slate.

Now, Alexa traffic reports suggest that Rocketboom could be better off with new host Joanne Colan, or at least that the controversy gave the show a kick in the seat:

It’s too early to tell if the huge spike will translate into permanent growth for the site, but traffic from the last week suggest that interest in the site is returning to earlier levels.

via Frank Barnako