95% of Bloggers get news from the Internet. 72% of bloggers look online for news or information about politics, according to a telephonic survey by Pew Internet.


95% of Bloggers get news from the Internet. 72% of bloggers look online for news or information about politics, according to a telephonic survey by Pew Internet.

Pew Internet surveyed 7,012 adults on telephone. Out of 7,012 adults, 4,753 were the Internet users. 8% of 4,753 were bloggers.

Key findings of Pew Internet include:

– 54% of bloggers have never published their writing or media creations anywhere else

– 37% of bloggers cite ‘my life and experiences’ as a primary topic of their blog

– 54% of bloggers are under the age of 30

– 55% of bloggers blog under a pseudonym and 46% blog under their own name

– 52% of bloggers blog mostly for themselves, not for an audience

– 57% of bloggers include links to original sources

– 87% of bloggers allow comments on their blog

– 18% of bloggers offer an RSS feed of their blog’s content.

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