In this post we talk about blogs as a current phenomenon and discuss some benefits for the community. Technorati currently states it is tracking over 112.8 million blogs, a number which obviously does not include all the 72.82 million Chinese blogs as counted by The China Internet Network Information Center (Helmond 2008).
Currently the trend around the world is the use of Twitter, which experts dub it as micro-blogging. More and more bloggers are moving to Twitter. Those who use Twitter say they do so to promote their blogs, bring interesting links to light, and to understand what people are buzzing about. 50% of Part Timers say they use Twitter to market their businesses. Other uses of Twitter, like interacting with companies (24%), politicians (11%), and celebrities (9%), are much less popular (Sussman 2009).
As if 2009, personal blogs are most prevalent, according to Technorati. Hobbyists Representing 72% of the respondents to this survey, hobbyists say that they blog for fun. They don’t make any money from their blogging - and only some would like to do so. More than any other group, though, Hobbyists say they blog to express their “personal musings” (53%). 71% update at least weekly, while 22% update daily. Because 76% blog to speak their minds, their main success metric is personal satisfaction (76%) (McLean, 2009). Blogging could actually strengthen social networks allowing readers to know more about what interests you community.
Reference list:
Helmond A. 2008, ‘How Many Blogs Are There? Is Someone Still counting?’, The Blog Herald. http://technorati.com/blogging/article/day-5-twitter-global-impact-and/
Sussman M. 2009, ‘Twitter, Global Impact and the Future of Blogging.’ Technorati, State of Blogosphere. http://www.blogherald.com/2008/02/11/how-many-blogs-are-there-is-someone-still-counting/
McLean J. 2009, ‘State of the Blogosphere 2009 Introduction’, Technorati. http://technorati.com/blogging/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2009-introduction/
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