Blogging To Peak In 2007, Says Gartner

The end, or at least the peak, is near, according to Gartner. The research firm predicted that blogging will top out in 2007; bloggers have responded to the forecast with various degrees of laughter and contempt.

Brian Bergstein interviewed Daryl Plummer, a chief Gartner fellow, who said that "those who love it are committed to keeping it up, while others have gotten bored and moved on." Bergstein was careful, however, to mention that Plummer's comments were "no knock on blogging. Plummer noted that this leveling-off dynamic plays out all the time, though it often comes as a bit of a surprise when it hits things that had achieved quick popularity." Nonetheless, bloggers aren't exactly thrilled with Gartner's prediction. Del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Furl Bookmark Murdok: Doug is a staff writer for Murdok for the latest eBusiness news.