Thursday, September 21, 2006

Research: the Internet's New Storytellers

New Research of Bloggers (PEW Internet and American Life Project):

Bloggers: A portrait of the internet's new storytellers from 7/19/2006 by Amanda Lenhart and Susannah Fox.

Short summary:
A national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers and that only a small proportion focus their coverage on politics, media, government, or technology. Blogs, the survey finds, are as individual as the people who keep them. However, most bloggers are primarily interested in creative, personal expression – documenting individual experiences, sharing practical knowledge, or just keeping in touch with friends and family.