Survey of Bloggers
[H/T To Weblog Tools for this one]
The Pew Charitable Trust did a survey of bloggers. Like any survey, it can not be assumed to be 100% accurate, but it is a nice overview of blogging game. The most interesting quote to me is below -
Most bloggers say they cover a lot of different topics, but when asked to choose one main topic, 37 percent of bloggers cite “my life and experiences” as a primary topic of their blog. Politics and government ran a very distant second with 11 percent 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 percent of bloggers, followed by sports (6 percent), general news and current events (5 percent), business (5 percent), technology (4 percent), religion, spirituality or faith (2 percent), a specific hobby or a health problem or illness (each comprising 1 percent of bloggers). Other topics mentioned include opinions, volunteering, education, photography, causes and passions, and organizations.
We guess since we blend personal things with politics / government, religion, sports and technology we are just a little cross section of the blogosphere without really trying to be.
Check out the full Survey Here
PDF of the report here
