Blog reading up 58% in U.S.

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday January 4, 2005 @01:38AM from the time-wasted-up-same dept.

mshiltonj writes "Americans are becoming avid blog readers, with 32 million getting hooked in 2004, according to new research, showing that blog readership has shot up by 58% in the last year."

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Why the increase? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-04 01:40 · Score: 2, Funny

blog readership has shot up by 58% in the last year.

And 90% of that is due to Slashdot posting Roland Piquepaille Blog Spam "Articles"!
1. Re:Why the increase? by Roland+Piquepaille · 2005-01-04 01:46 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I couldn't agree more!
58% of zero by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-04 01:45 · Score: 1, Funny

is still zero.
Re:Reading? by Almond+Paste · 2005-01-04 01:48 · Score: 4, Funny

Sometimes they badly ruin search results.

To boldly split the infinitive.
Blogs? by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-04 01:48 · Score: 3, Funny

Never heard of 'em.
Expert Kevin Nealon says... by SunPin · 2005-01-04 01:49 · Score: 2, Funny

Four out of five people think the fifth one is an idiot.

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Narcissism in America by Democratus · 2005-01-04 01:52 · Score: 4, Funny

Is anything more self-absorbed than blogging?

That anyone would think their life is important enough for the world to read is the height of hubris!

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as Homer Simpson would say, by Anonymous Coward · 2005-01-04 02:01 · Score: 1, Funny

Oh, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. 14% of people know that.
Re:Personality. by Golias · 2005-01-04 02:10 · Score: 4, Funny

Is saying "I don't read any blogs" going to become the new "I don't even own a TV"?

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In related news... by ViolentGreen · 2005-01-04 02:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Misinformation in the US is up 58%.

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