Micro Persuasion: Most Weblog Readers Unaware They're on a Blog

Saturday, July 16, 2005

Most Weblog Readers Unaware They're on a Blog

Jonathan Carson at BuzzMetrics notes that, according to new data from Nielsen/NetRatings, almost two-thirds of blog readers don't realize they are reading a weblog.

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