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[float=right]IMAGE(http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk143/nfsagan/blogcover1.jpg)[/float]The phenomenon of blogging has been around long enough for writers and pollsters to study it. In July, Pew/Internet and American Life Project published a study called

“BLOGGERS: A portrait of the internet’s new storytellers.”

You can find the full report (pdf) here. Take a quick gander at their findings below. Do you see anything there that surprises you?

  • The blogging population is young, evenly split between women and men, and racially diverse.
  • Broadband is the norm among bloggers, as is going online several times each day.
  • Bloggers are avid online news readers, particularly political news.
  • Bloggers prefer balanced sources of news.
  • Newspapers, television, and radio are also part of bloggers’ daily news diet.
  • Bloggers are highly engaged with tech-based social interaction.
  • For most, blogging is a hobby, not an activity that consumes their lives.
  • Blogging is usually the first foray into authorship; bloggers blog to express themselves creatively and share personal experiences.
  • Most bloggers do not confine themselves to one topic.
  • Personal experiences are the most popular topic, but politics, entertainment, and sports are also frequently discussed.
  • Personal experiences provide the most inspiration for bloggers.
  • Half of bloggers keep one blog and most do not share authorship with anyone else.
  • More than half of bloggers use a pseudonym.
  • Only a third of bloggers think their blog is a form of journalism.
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This isn't really new; both the filename and the report say it's from 2006.

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