State of the Blogosphere 2009 Colleagues/ Since 2004, Technorati ... ] has followed the growth and trends in the blogosphere. For the second time, we surveyed bloggers directly. They were generous with their thoughts and insights. Thanks to all of the bloggers who took the time to respond to our survey. In a world that's constantly changing - shocked by financial catastrophe and political upheaval, yet still moving faster every day - not much is constant. But as the 2009 State of the Blogosphere survey demonstrates, the growth of the blogosphere's influence on subjects ranging from business to politics to the way information travels through communities continues to flourish. In a year when revolutions and elections were organized by blogs, bloggers are blogging more than ever, and the State of the Blogosphere is strong. The Report > Day 1 - Who Are the Bloggers? Day 2 - The What and Why of Blogging Day 3 - The How of Blogging Day 4 - Monetization And Revenue Generation, Brands in the Blogosphere Day 5 - 2009 Trends: Political Impact of Blogging, Twitter Usage Links to The Reports Are Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yhnwsuy ] BTW: A few of my blogs are in the Technorati Top 1% ; Others in the Top < 5% !!! [WoW] Keep Those Hits A-Comin' ... [:-)] Go Yankees ! / Show Us The You're The Best Team That Money Can Buy [:->] Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There Is No Answer, Only Solutions / Olde Irish Saying The Future Is Already Here, It's Just Not Evenly Distributed Attributed To William Gibson, SciFi Author / Coined 'Cyberspace