The true value of Blogs is now being realised as statistics show that 1-in10 consumers now read Blogs…

Participation in three of the technologies highest on the Internet’s buzz list — blogging, reading RSS feeds, and engaging in social networking — is climbing, a research firm said Wednesday, but two of the three haven’t cracked the 1-in-10 barrier.
Ten percent of consumers read blogs once a week or more, said Forrester Research at the opening of its annual Consumer Forum. That’s double the 5 percent who browsed blogs in 2004.

Continue reading at yahoo.com to find out why along with some detail on some other rising trends as well…one being RSS.