Report: Big boost for blogs in 2004
By Martin LaMonica, Staff Writer, CNET News.com
The number of blogs and the use of blog readers rose rapidly last year—but a majority of Americans still do
not know what a blog is.
“Twelve percent of people who read blogs also chose to post comments on them.”
Wow, I guess I might have a lot of lurkers I don’t know about.
2004: Big Year for BlogsReadership is up, but most Web surfers still don’t know what blogs are.
Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
Bene Diction offers his thoughts on this study.
Joe Carter offers a step-by step guide for getting into blogging.
- Part I — Before You Begin
- Part II - The Beginning Bloggers Toolbox
- Part III - How to Become an A-List Blogger
- Part IV � The Art of Marketing Your Blog
- Part V - Owning a Micro-Niche
- Part VI � Three Essential Elements of Blog Design
Thanks to Blog Explosion, I found this post about handling comments. There’s not much said there, but the questions asked are worth pondering (as a blogger).
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Funky Dung
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Great post– very helpful to us new bloggers!
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Posted 10 Jan 2005 at 1:13 pm ¶Nah… fully 135% of your visitors comment. They just can’t help themselves!
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Posted 08 Jan 2005 at 10:03 pm ¶Thanks for your comment on BE. As someone relatively new to blogging, I found the links to the “step-by-step” guide to be very interesting and useful.
By the way, I like your blog and I’m adding a link to you!
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Posted 09 Jan 2005 at 2:35 pm ¶Post a Comment