Survey: Bloggers Should Respect People's Privacy

Posted on April 14, 2005

A new blogging survey found that eighty percent of those surveyed do no want blogs to reveal personal information about private citizens. 51% said bloggers should have the same rights as traditional journalists. Over 30% said they found blogs more credible than television news and 28% said they found blogs more credible than newspapers. Over 36% of those surveyed had never even heard of a blog before being given the definition during the survey. The study was conducted by Hostway, a web hosting provider. Below are some results for the types of blogs people visited. Complete results from the survey can be found here

Q: What type of blogs have participants visited in the past 6 months?