Do you ever wonder how many millions of people, before the days of the internet, kept journals?
Do you think the numbers would compare to the millions who are now blogging, tweeting, and social networking…
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On to the real story:
Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers
Here is another interesting fact about the recession. Since it began in 2006, the number of blogs in the world has risen from 36 million to 173 million. That is a near 5x growth.
Do you think that has any relation the recession or is just a correlation?
That same data shows that 2x as many people blog on social networks as compared to traditional blog websites. So perhaps the rapid growth is due to the rise of social networks?
Ah, well the data shows that the majority of bloggers are women, half of whom are moms. Another 20% of bloggers are fathers. Something about parenting drives a person to blog…
More stats at neilsenwire