Blog Report
If you are reading this post right now, chances are you have some interest in blogging. The Pew Internet & American Life Project conducted a study titled, “A portrait of the internet’s new storytellers.” All numerical data was gathered through telephone interviews conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. The sample size was 7,012 adults.
According to the report:
Eight percent of internet users, or about 12 million American adults, keep a blog. Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs - a significant increase since the fall of 2005.
Most bloggers say they cover a lot of different topics, but when asked to choose one main topic, 37% of bloggers cite “my life and experiences” as a primary topic of their blog. Politics and government ran a very distant second with 11% of bloggers citing those issues of public life as the main subject of their blog.
Entertainment-related topics were the next most popular blog-type, with 7% of bloggers, followed by sports (6%), general news and current events (5%), business (5%), technology (4%), religion, spirituality or faith (2%), a specific hobby or a health problem or illness (each comprising 1% of bloggers). Other topics mentioned include opinions, volunteering, education, photography, causes and passions, and organizations.
What does this mean? A growing audience of Americans are participating in conversations about everything from personal perspectives on life to evaluations of products and places. Are you joining in on the conversation?
You can access the full report here.
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