BBC NEWS | Technology | One blog created ‘every second’: “One blog created ‘every second’

The blogosphere is varied and growing at a steady rate

The blogosphere is continuing to grow, with a weblog created every second, according to blog trackers Technorati. In its latest State of the Blogosphere report, it said the number of blogs it was tracking now stood at more than 14.2m blogs, up from 7.8m in March.

It suggests, on average, the number of blogs is doubling every five months.Blogs, the homepages of the 21st Century, are free and easy to set up and use. They are popular with people who want to share thoughts online.