According to a new poll conducted by Pew Internet (http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/186/report_display.asp) most bloggers blog for personal use and write about their daily foibles. The study revealed that they reach a small audience but discuss widely diverse subject matters.



Professional bloggers are very much the minority. Also in the minority are those who blog about politics, entertainment, current events, or technology. Most of America's 12 million bloggers do it just to keep in touch with family and friends. The famous cele-bloggers, those whose blogs garner the most traffic, constitute less than a quarter of the entire blogosphere.





While 12 million sounds like a lot, that's only 8% of all known adult Internet users. Compare that to the 57 million who regularly read blogs, and you get a better idea of the popularity of blogs. There is little difference between the number of male bloggers and female bloggers, but a majority of blogs are written by people under the age of 30.