BEIJING, July 20 (Xinhuanet) -- 12 million Americans
keep a computer log and share it with the world while about 57 million Americans
read these blogs, or Web journals, most of which detail everyday experiences,
the Washington-based nonprofit Pew Internet & American Life Project
revealed on Thursday.
The study, Pew's most extensive yet of blogging,
found that both the number of bloggers and the number of blog readers have
quadrupled during the past four years, said Amanda Lenhart, senior research
assistant and author of the Pew study.
More than half of all bloggers are younger than 30,
and their numbers are evenly divided between women and men.
"Our findings take on the myth of the blogger as a
tech guy interested in politics whose goal is to influence media," Lenhart said.
"The sense we get is most blogs are for family and friends. They're a wonderful
way to tell stories."
In Pew's findings, 8 percent of all Internet users
now write blogs, while 39 percent read them.
Nearly 8 of every 10 bloggers use a high-speed
broadband connection, making it easier to share artwork, photos and videos
online. Among all Internet users, about six in 10 have a broadband connection.
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(Agencies)
