BLOG THERAPY

Il provider americano AOL ha condotto con Digital Marketing Services un’indagine su 600 adulti a proposito delle motivazioni che portano a usare il blog. Emerge che, per una buona metà del campione, il sito personale rappresenta una forma di auto-terapia. Ma al di là dei comunicati fatti apposta per indurre i giornali in facili semplificazioni, e tenendo conto del differente contesto culturale in cui si colloca lo studio statunitense, il sondaggio riporta alcuni dati interessanti. Alcuni estratti:

Why Do We Blog?
* Nearly 50% of bloggers do it because it serves as self-therapy.
* One-third of bloggers write frequently about self-help and self-esteem topics.
* In times of need or high anxiety, 31% of bloggers say they either write in their blog or read the blogs of other people who are experiencing similar issues; that’s six times as many people who seek help and counseling from a professional (5%), and second only to those seeking advice from family and friends: 32% vs. 31% who turn to blogs.

Why Don’t We Blog?
* Only 16% of bloggers say they blog because they’re interested in journalism.
* As few as 12% say they blog in order to break or stay ahead of the latest news and gossip.
* A fractional 8% blog in order to expose political information.

Bloggers Write for Their Favorite Audience: Themselves
* Fifty-four percent like to share their thoughts and feelings with others, and 43% like to chronicle their life and interests.
* Bloggers don’t blog because of peer pressure: Only 16% blog because it’s the latest Internet trend, and 21% because their families or friends do.
* Most bloggers (66%) feel free to write on “anything and everything.”
* Only 12% worry that their blogs are funny and witty.
* A significant percentage (47%) say they feel no pressure at all when they know they have an audience reading their blog. Although, 54% admit it may take them a little longer to write an entry when others may read it.
* Only 13% of people feel disappointed if other people’s blogs attract more readers or responses.
* Sixty-six percent of respondents say they don’t feel pressure to update their blogs frequently (although they do care about how often the blogs they read are updated.)

Blogging Etiquette
* Forty-percent of bloggers say it is important to address messages people have posted in their blog in a timely manner.
* Sixty-one percent of bloggers feel that posting a comment on another person’s blog is the “right thing to do.”
* One in five bloggers (23%) worry about offending people in their blogs.
* More than three out of five bloggers (65%) admit to feeling disappointed when people post negative or abusive comments to their blogs.

More Blogging Factoids:
* Twenty-nine percent of people write blogs to improve their writing skills and 41% to stay in touch with family and friends.
* Survey respondents write and maintain an average of two blogs.
* Consumer bloggers spend an average of four hours per week writing their blogs.
* When asked why they read other blogs, most (53%) say for entertainment, 44% say to get a new or fresh perspective on the news, and 36% say to interact with other participants through posting.
* Sixty-percent consider themselves to have a ‘laid back” blogging personality. A small number (3.8%) describe themselves as blogging perfectionists, obsessive and compulsive.

Postato da: bloggerfesta a 08:52 | link | commenti (8) |

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#1    22 Settembre 2005 - 13:08

 

si fa sempre piu' interessante quaggiu..
bene bene. a presto. ne-kron

utente anonimo

#2    22 Settembre 2005 - 16:50

 

* Survey respondents write and maintain an average of two blogs.
Sono in perfetta media inglese ;-)

Chavi

#3    24 Settembre 2005 - 19:51

 

Perchè uso il blogghino? Perchè da dipendenza *_* Perchè a votle chiamare una persona e irle che stai male è difficile e ti trema la voce e non ce la fai, così los crivi lì e lei può leggerti e capirti un po' di più. Perchè è stupendo dire che sono felice.

Cecia

#4    18 Ottobre 2005 - 14:30

 

La notizia più importante è che alle ore 14:45 del 18 ottobre è nato il blog di Zefram Cocren. Aggiungetelo ai preferiti, cl'è mej. L'ennesimo spin off, dopo Umarells, La spocchia della bolognesità, Zdaura e non ultimo Bloggerfest, finalmente il blog che tutti aspettavamo.

maso_

#5    25 Ottobre 2005 - 22:29

 

AnziCiao ;)

Anzicioco

#6    06 Novembre 2005 - 13:59

 

si potrebbe avere una versione italiana?

scusate se rompo le palle con la mia ignoranza anglosassone

Bartimeo

#7    07 Novembre 2005 - 00:18

 

ho seri problemi a tradurre la lingua. Grazie per chi mi fornisse una traduzione .

Robbo

#8    20 Gennaio 2006 - 12:01

 

molto interessante il tuo blog!a presto!

sissy81

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