One of the most profound developments in the last 3-4 years on internet is the development and growth of weblogs (blogs). Technorati recently shared their research related to the blogosphere. Here’s some of their statistics (buckle your seatbelts):

• Technorati now tracks over 27.2 Million blogs
• The blogosphere is doubling in size every 5 and a half months
• It is now over 60 times bigger than it was 3 years ago
• On average, a new weblog is created every second of every day
• 13.7 million bloggers are still posting 3 months after their blogs are created
• Technorati tracks about 1.2 Million new blog posts each day, about 50,000 per hour
• Over 81 Million posts with tags since January 2005, increasing by 400,000 per day

We truly live in a new era, with new ways to communicating and connecting with each other. If you are interested in creating your own blog, it couldn’t be easier. Try www.blogger.com. This is a place where you can set up your own blog for free.