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Poll: Do you have a blog?

It seems like at least 4/5 people that post comments on blogs have their own blog.  This makes me wonder how many people non-bloggers actually read blogs.  I only know of one person, and he only reads them occasionally. 

So, I'll ask you:  Do you have a blog?  Please click here to vote.  Thanks!

Posted: Mar 17 2004, 09:28 PM by jeffreykey | with 12 comment(s)
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Robert McLaws said:

I know a blogger that doesn't read blogs. I sat down with Chris Brumme at PDC, and he says he never reads a single blog. I don't blame the dude. Betweeen writing novels and building the framework that practically every team at Microsoft depends on, I wouldn't have the time either.
# March 17, 2004 11:40 PM

Paul said:

I don't have a blog! :)
# March 17, 2004 11:41 PM

Jon Galloway said:

Must... resist... urge... to try... to... hack... poll!
# March 18, 2004 1:25 AM

O said:

I don't have a blog, and I vote.
# March 18, 2004 1:51 AM

David said:

No blog here.
# March 18, 2004 7:19 AM

Darrell said:

You know I have a blog...
# March 18, 2004 9:00 AM

Jon S. said:

No blog for me (yet, anyway!).

I suspect the poll might be skewed in favor of the "no" response, since your text preceeding the poll makes people who read blogs but don't have their own feel "special" somehow, and therefore more likely to respond to the poll!
# March 18, 2004 9:04 AM

Jeff Key said:

Funny, Jon, I almost didn't put any "commentary" before the request for voters for that very reason. One of my electives in b-school was marketing research and there was a pretty heavy segment on surveys, best practices, etc. Amazing how 95% of the surveys I see these days break many of these rules..

As an aside, the survey news organizations are doing now floor me. Typical one: "Will George Bush be reelected?". What? Not only is it pure speculation, but what good are the results of the survey? "X% of people _think_ George bush will be reelected." What good is that? 80% of those that think Bush will be elected may vote for Kerry. Those numbers tell you absolutely zip. (Note to self: Get some sleep.)
# March 18, 2004 10:05 AM

Munish Gupta said:

I am a non-blogger and read more than 200 blogs regularly (no where even close to Scoble!). May be in the next poll you should ask WHY :-)
# March 18, 2004 10:47 AM

Scott Mitchell said:

From my blog entry http://scottonwriting.net/sowblog/posts/159.aspx back in July 2003:

"CyberAtlas has a short piece on blog statistics [http://www.clickz.com/stats/big_picture/applications/article.php/1301_2238831] worth checking out. One statistic worth noting is that only 4% of the online community even reads blogs, while only 2% of the online community has created a blog."
# March 18, 2004 12:04 PM

marko rangel said:

i have nothing interesting to say, but i have interest in what other people write, but Munish, 200+ blogs a day? that's a lot of reading!

marko rangel
# March 19, 2004 10:02 AM

Jason Haley said:

Jeff, I have my own blog as well as a blogsite set up within my company (intranet). Out of the 8 or so people who have blogs on my intranet site - I am the only one who has a blog on the outside. I have been a blog pusher in the past within my company, but some people would rather just observe, read and comment. Most people use the "I don't have time" response.
# March 19, 2004 4:51 PM