Monday, January 03, 2005

Blog creation, readership rises in 2004

The following article is from the Prescott Daily Courier, from 3 January 2005.

NEW YORK (AP) - Readership of online journals known as blogs grew signigicantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidental campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday.

Twenty-seven percent of online adults in the United States said in November they read blogs, compared with 17 percent in a February survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Blogs that cover the tsunami disaster and relief effors are bound to boost readership further, said Lee Rainie, the project's director.

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