2004 Big Year for Bloggers
Posted on November 8, 2004
This year may be remembered as the year weblogs really took off thanks primarily to the 2004 elections. Traffic to political blogs soared as people sought information they felt the media was not providing. However, the most popular blogs are often run by experts -- people with in-depth knowledge on a subject or access to insider information. As @NY co-founder and blogger Tom Watson told InternetNews.com in a recent article, "There is one myth I'd like to debunk -- that blogs are somehow pure citizens media, a bunch of average Joes posting their hopes and dreams. That's a crock. The best-trafficked blogs are written by pros -- journalists, political operatives, consultants and the like -- not by Jane Q. Internet."
It looks like political blogs popularity will continue into 2005 and beyond as political debate and controversy seems to be intensifying rather than weakening.
