Abstract
Once a haven for techies, there are now blogs for everything from celebrity
gossip to political commentary to the most mundane personal minutiae. By 2012,
more than 145 million people- or 67% of the US Internet population- will be
reading blogs at least once per month.
The Blogosphere report analyzes the growing social and economic impact of this
once niche-communications channel.
The number of people creating blogs in the US will also grow, reaching 34.7
million people by 2012- 16% of the Internet population. By contrast, there
were some 22.6 million US bloggers in 2007, a number that correlates to 12% of
Internet users.
Buoyed by these massive levels of consumer engagement, US blog advertising
will reach $746 million in 2012, up from $283 million in 2007.
Key questions “The Blogosphere” report answers:
- How many US Internet users are currently writing blogs?
- How many US Internet users are reading blogs?
- What is the relationship between the mainstream media and the blogosphere?
- What are the demographics of bloggers and blog readers?
- How much was spent on blog advertising in the US in 2007?
- How fast will blog advertising grow in the next five years?
- Which blog sites receive the most visits?
- How has blog traffic changed in recent years?
- And many others.....
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The Blogosphere report aggregates the latest data from marketing and
communications researchers with eMarketer analysis to provide the information
you need to make smart, accurate business decisions.