When most blogs publish they "ping" the blog directories to update and list their posts. That’s partly why the blogosphere is so speedy. The traditional search engines take a while to get round to listing new pages.
Here’s "pingomatic’s" chart of the daily pings it receives. You’ll note a steep climb in September. My best guess is that it’s the Katrina effect which really got people blogging like mad. Big news, especially in the USA, is productive for blogs.
Blogging is not dead - but it’s true that Twitter has taken over some of the functions of blogging, including the trivia and the bilge.
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