Everybody knows everyone in the blogosphere. Or the blawgosphere, at least.* The number of cross-citations between blawgs that happens every single day is amazing.



For example, let’s start over at Legal Blog Watch (http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2006/08/the_bloggers_gu.html), where Robert J. Ambrogi likes the lengthy list Paul L. Caron of TaxProf Blog has assembled of blawg literature for first year law students, and links to said links list.(http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2006/08/advice_for_the_.html) On the same day, Caron also links (http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2006/08/law_blog_citati.html to a law review citation study in which he is listed as one of the most linked-to legal bloggers, and does something of a “it’s an honor just to be nominated in the company of these fine bloggers” speech, linking to each. Most of which link back to him at some point. ( http://mauledagain.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_mauledagain_archive.html#115610787539079306)





Basic, basic stuff, I know. But reading that all the above-mentioned cross-references, I remembered seeing this article ( https://www.lawcrossing.com/article/index.php?id=1776) at LawCrossing, which states, “While one-third of Internet users say they have read one, the other two-thirds say they do not know what one is.” So…who exactly are these people, and what are they doing with their Internet usage?** Any thoughts?



* Forgive me if these terms are starting to grate with internetty cuteness. They’re also efficient.



** Besides looking for porn, I mean. Yeah, I've heard the Avenue Q soundtrack too. (http://artists.letssingit.com/avenue-q-lyrics-the-internet-is-for-porn-1lqjxvd) Honestly. You imaginary voices in my head and your dirty, dirty minds.