According to the just released Pew Internet & American Life Project study on blogging, already 8 percent of Americans are blogging!
This is a compelling number for a few reasons. First, it shows how quickly this new trend is sweeping through American culture. In only a few short years, tens of millions of people are now sharing personal stories and experiences with friends, family and others online. This number also gives a glimpse into the opportunity for growth as more people join the user-generated content movement.
The report titled, Bloggers: A portrait of the internet's new storytellers, shows us that blogging is bringing new voices to the online world and shows that while many blogs are about politics, the most popular topic among bloggers is to share their life and experiences with others (76%!).
Our goal at OrganizedWisdom is to tap into this trend of millions of people wanting and needing to share their personal experience. By creating a structured way for anyone to share their best health wisdom, we believe we can channel the collective wisdom from millions of people and together create a more useful knowledgebase of health information.
Update: Only two weeks away from public launch at www.organizedwisdom.com...
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