Blog Facts - by Penny C. Sansevieri

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Still not impressed by blogs? Consider this:In 1998 there were only 23 known blogs, the term blog or weblog wasn't born until April, 1999.Since 2002, Technorati has indexed 133 million blogs.Blogs have become a very mainstream form of communication; according to BlogHer, 36.2 million women participate in the blogosphere weekly. Out of this amount, 15.1 million are publishing at least one post weekly.Also according to BlogHer, 32% of blog publishers and 28% of blog readers have decided not to purchase a product as a result of a recommendation or bad experience shared on a blog.


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