Bloggers Running out of Gas?

Apparently bloggers are running out of gas according to the Dispatch.

• There were more than 56 million active weblogs, typically called blogs, in October, according to Technorati, but the average life span is three months and declining.

That’s still a lot of yapping, but consider that Google recently estimated that the average blog is read by one person.

I’ve never been particularly concerned about how many people click here but that would be depressing.

Dan Knutson, the man behind the blog "And I am somebody," still is somebody, even though he’s been missing from his Minnesota blog since August.

"Ghost Noise and Psychic Dream Butter" hasn’t rattled its chains since the summer. Even the confidently named "I Blog Therefore I Am" Web site posted only once between Dec. 4 and 17, an entry consisting simply of the word yadda repeated over and over.

That’s definitely a sign it is time to quit.

"Everyone thinks they have something to say, until they’re put onstage and asked to say it," said Daryl Plummer, chief Gartner fellow.

I guess a blogger has to decide why they do it. I couldn’t blog if I was going to put something up once every few months. I try to put something up daily and if I miss one day I’ll make sure I don’t miss a second but I guess people approach it differently. I just try to enjoy myself, occasionally post something useful or entertaining. Whether I succeed is in the eye of the beholder.