Friday, July 21, 2006
More bloggers get more personal
Interesting article on changing focus on bloggers.....from journalism to sharing and recording of personal experiences and thoughts.
Some statistics although taken from the US should roughtly represent the bloggers community globally ...
'Bloggers in the past, generally were believed to be older white men who blogged about technology or politics to the general public, and who commented on news from journalists... and observed journalism -- that`s the image provided by the media,' Lenhart said.
But the survey paints a different picture explained Lenhart, describing the blogosphere as divided among men and women and mostly made up of 18 to 30 year olds, who are blogging about their personal lives and personal experiences to a relatively small audience of family and friends.
Fifty-four percent of bloggers are under the age of 30, and women represented 46 percent of bloggers versus men at 54 percent, the report said. Meanwhile, 76 percent of bloggers say the reason they blog is to document their personal experience and share them with others, while 64 percent say they blog to share practical knowledge or skills with others.
And some 54 percent of bloggers say they have never published their writing or media creations anywhere else versus 44 percent who said they have.
The report also found that 37 percent of bloggers believed that \'my life and experiences' were the primary topics of their blog, followed by political and government with 11 percent, entertainment with 7 percent, sports at 6 percent, general news and current events at 5 percent, business at five percent, technology at 4 percent, religion, spirituality or faith at 2 percent, and lastly health or illness problem at 1 percent. Other topics of mention included opinions, volunteering, education, and organizations.
But Lenhart also noted that more than half of bloggers interviewed, 55 percent, said they use a pseudonym.
This shows us a different side of blogging,' Lenhart said. Bloggers are sharing personal experiences, while maintaining their privacy.
In addition, according to Lenhart and Fox, 'bloggers are avid consumers and creators of online content' as well as 'heavy users of the internet in general.'
It was reported that 44 percent of bloggers have taken material such as songs, text, and images, and remixed it into their own artistic creation, compared to 18 percent of all Internet users who do so. And moreover, 77 percent of bloggers have shared something online they created themselves versus 26 percent of Internet users who have done so.
Other findings included:
-- 87 percent of bloggers allow comments on their blog.
-- 72 percent of bloggers post photos to their blog.
-- 41 percent of bloggers say they have a blogroll or friends list on their blog.
-- 8 percent of bloggers earn money on their blog.
The complete report can be found: www.pewinternet.org.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Other than the obvious thing about age group I would categorise that I fall into the majority group.
Some statistics although taken from the US should roughtly represent the bloggers community globally ...
'Bloggers in the past, generally were believed to be older white men who blogged about technology or politics to the general public, and who commented on news from journalists... and observed journalism -- that`s the image provided by the media,' Lenhart said.
But the survey paints a different picture explained Lenhart, describing the blogosphere as divided among men and women and mostly made up of 18 to 30 year olds, who are blogging about their personal lives and personal experiences to a relatively small audience of family and friends.
Fifty-four percent of bloggers are under the age of 30, and women represented 46 percent of bloggers versus men at 54 percent, the report said. Meanwhile, 76 percent of bloggers say the reason they blog is to document their personal experience and share them with others, while 64 percent say they blog to share practical knowledge or skills with others.
And some 54 percent of bloggers say they have never published their writing or media creations anywhere else versus 44 percent who said they have.
The report also found that 37 percent of bloggers believed that \'my life and experiences' were the primary topics of their blog, followed by political and government with 11 percent, entertainment with 7 percent, sports at 6 percent, general news and current events at 5 percent, business at five percent, technology at 4 percent, religion, spirituality or faith at 2 percent, and lastly health or illness problem at 1 percent. Other topics of mention included opinions, volunteering, education, and organizations.
But Lenhart also noted that more than half of bloggers interviewed, 55 percent, said they use a pseudonym.
This shows us a different side of blogging,' Lenhart said. Bloggers are sharing personal experiences, while maintaining their privacy.
In addition, according to Lenhart and Fox, 'bloggers are avid consumers and creators of online content' as well as 'heavy users of the internet in general.'
It was reported that 44 percent of bloggers have taken material such as songs, text, and images, and remixed it into their own artistic creation, compared to 18 percent of all Internet users who do so. And moreover, 77 percent of bloggers have shared something online they created themselves versus 26 percent of Internet users who have done so.
Other findings included:
-- 87 percent of bloggers allow comments on their blog.
-- 72 percent of bloggers post photos to their blog.
-- 41 percent of bloggers say they have a blogroll or friends list on their blog.
-- 8 percent of bloggers earn money on their blog.
The complete report can be found: www.pewinternet.org.
Copyright 2006 by United Press International
Other than the obvious thing about age group I would categorise that I fall into the majority group.
// posted by agfoxx @ kk @ 8:56 am 
