The BBC News reported in December that the Gartner Group has a study out saying they expect the total number of blogs to peak around 100 million (!) in 2007. Apparently, the numbers are already slowing down, and about 200 million people have stopped blogging over the last few years.
Interesting thought, but I wonder if it’s true. It seems that many people who are totally into new technology (you guys out there on the cutting edge) lose sight of the fact that huge numbers of people aren’t up there with you. A lot of the companies I work with aren’t even thinking of blogging yet, although they may well be following blogs. They can’t be the only ones, so there’s growth potential there. And although Gartner analyst Daryl Plummer thinks that most people who would start a blog already have, I can’t be the only one somewhat late to the game.
There are plenty of great blogs out there showing no signs of flagging interest. Just a portion of the Canadian ones are listed on Sean Moffitt’s BuzzCanuck site, which includes my friend, colleague and Podcasting Queen of the Pod, Donna Papacosta.
