Chicks Really Do Dig This Blog!
This just in: women really enjoy reading The Article Writer blog. At least women here in the U.S. do.
All right, perhaps I’m interpreting something different about the survey released by BlogHer/Compass Partners, the people who conducted the 2008 Social Media Benchmark Study. But the survey reveals several things about American women and the way that they approach the blogosphere: they like it a lot.
According to the survey, 36.2 million women actively participate in the blogosphere every week with 15% posting an article to a blog at least once each week and 21% reading and commenting to blogs weekly. Most interesting of all, more than 40% of the women surveyed consider blogs to offer a reliable source of information and advice for them. Shockingly, when it comes to things that women would give up for blogging, 20% would give up chocolate to keep up with blogging (can this be true?!)
The survey cited an increasing lack of trust in established institutions as one reason why women enjoy the blogosphere. Many women distrust the government, corporations, and the media and enjoy blogging to discuss topics that are important to them including which household products to choose, the presidential candidates, and the ungrateful guys in their lives (I threw that one in 
). The study has shown that blogging is all about relationships — for women participants, in this case.
As far as us guys go, we weren’t surveyed but I know that there are a few things that we would never give up for blogging. I’m thinking about NASCAR — what did you have on your mind?
Photo Credit Matthew Bowden.
Tags: blog survey, BlogHer, NASCAR, women bloggers
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By Mihaela Lica, April 18, 2008 @ 4:05 pm
Aren’t chicks more like… brainless girls? I don’t know… I’ve never been able to understand American slang. He he…
Uhm… I dig your blog too, survey or no survey – and I don’t like chocolate. But frankly… I’d rather give up blogging than things that really matter. Luckily I am able to keep a balance in my life now.
So blogging remains a favorite business and free time task.
By Lillie Ammann, April 19, 2008 @ 1:32 am
Matt,
This woman really enjoys The Article Writer … but enough to give up chocolate? Maybe not that much.
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By Matt Keegan, April 19, 2008 @ 4:11 am
Silly survey, isn’t it Lillie? They had be believing everything they said until they got to the part about chocolate.
By Deborah, April 19, 2008 @ 4:53 am
Well I for one have always dug your blog, Matt
But 20% would give up chocolate for blogging?! Wowsa! Isn’t that one of the ultimate sacrifices?
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By Matt, April 19, 2008 @ 5:23 am
Deborah, it can’t be — can it? I think that they say they’ll give up the chocolatta, but they are secretly hoarding a bag of chocolate truffle Hershey kisses behind their monitors!
By Matt, April 19, 2008 @ 5:29 am
Mihaela — chicks is a generic term for women, kind of like guys and dolls is used to describe men and women. The term probably originated in the 1950s (if not earlier) with American Graffiti being a decent, if not spoofed, way that Americans spoke during that time.
Of course, I find you to be very smart as are all of The Article Writer’s visitors.
Glad that you have your blogging in perspective.
By Mihaela Lica, April 19, 2008 @ 5:59 am
He he, Matt, I had to ask my wonderful partner about chicks, and he told me the same: blame it on the 50s! I was always wondering about the term, but never been actually curious to learn its origins. Apparently it doesn’t mean brainless, but cute. I wonder what similar term we should use for men…
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By Sharon Hurley Hall - Get Paid To Write Online, April 19, 2008 @ 8:46 am
Matt, I dig your blog, and blogging in general. Not sure that I would sacrifice chocolate, though
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By Carlos, April 19, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
This is a cool blog, but I would not give up NBA for it, Sorry LOL. Keep posting though, there’s a commercial break coming up…
By Bob Liddle, April 19, 2008 @ 3:35 pm
I think women actually like to gossip a lot and have lot of free time .So they keep on blogging unnecessary things.
By Laura Spencer, April 19, 2008 @ 10:47 pm
I’ve got my chocolate hidden in a safe place… but, yeah, this blog is one of my regular stops.
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By Matt, April 20, 2008 @ 4:34 am
Ouch, Bob! A lot of the blog stuff I read is valuable but, sure, there is stuff that is nothing but fluff, from guy bloggers as well as women bloggers.
Laura, I always appreciate it when you stop by. Keep the chocolate flowing….
By okinawa, April 21, 2008 @ 12:06 am
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By Irene Rose, April 21, 2008 @ 1:03 am
i love read the topics that are related to social causes like global warming etc and also the girly things among other things. but i cannot give up chocolate for blogging.
By Asiah Epperson, April 21, 2008 @ 1:44 am
Matt,
Are you talking about me? LOL.
I change my name on purpose. Just wanted to test if it will be flag for moderation.
You might not aware, just accidentally found that your blog is now nofollowed.
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By Matt, April 21, 2008 @ 3:55 am
Thanks for the do follow/no follow catch, Asiah. I had some issues with CommentLuv and turned a few plugins off to find out what was wrong with it. All the plugins have turned back on, so you should now be able to that “do follow” works again.
By Asia'h Epperson, April 23, 2008 @ 1:26 am
Matt,
Yes, some dofollow, some don’t.
I think I know why now. You probably have set the number of comments being made before they become dofollow.
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By filme, April 23, 2008 @ 7:02 am
20% would give up chocolate to keep up with blogging… how on earth did they come to this conclusion?
By Sandra, April 25, 2008 @ 3:52 pm
Yeah, I’m digging it but I think that giving up the chocolate was a cruel rumor.
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By Tanaris, May 20, 2008 @ 4:15 pm
The conclusion was errr… hehehe! I really can’t chose, but for people that blog for living, they might give chocolates, but me? I’m a sweet tooth