Tim, thanks! The direct answer is: I’m not sure. In terms of sheer volume, the number of blogs in the UK is just incomparable to our cousins across the pond. But over here in the UK, there’s alot more ‘trust’ in the media (Are you willing to give up the BBC or the Times?) and because it’s the Beep, they seem quite reluctant to embrace ( or even acknowledge the independents). I mean, just try googling BBC + Blogs, how many times have they featured or talked about blogs in the many years since this phenomenon has been around?

Contrast that to the states, where it’s a whole different world. To start with, there are simply more eyes glued to their pcs and secondly, they are less loyal to the traditional publishing institutions, if someone has something to say – people will listen, and (this is the beauty of web 2.0) participate. Now my history of blogging is fuzzy, but it is a concept that originated in the states isnt it??

I suppose that’s also the problem, if you look at the blogging giants like techcrunch, engadget, they were there first and one thing about blog readers is their loyalty. It’s hard to tear people away from their fav sites because they trust the brand.

Having said that, I do feel like there is a ‘mini’ britblog revival, I say mini because bloggers here don’t seem to get enough exposure. There are some really, great britblogs out there featuring outstanding content and witty writing, but I feel as if the audience here is hard to seduce. Any cultural shift or trend in this country starts with the traditional institutions (ie:BBC), I feel as if we are on the edge,britblogs need a little ‘push’ and coupled with the tougher times, loss of confidence in the old and the dusty, maybe we might (just might) see a phenomenon explode …….

Great blog Kang! Tim

Jessie – I’m on wordpress and I think it’s pretty good, there’s alot of templates available and the wealth of widgets just makes it so convenient, but never blogged on any other platform so myopinion on that is abit biased :p , thanks for visiting by the way

Howard – So much effort, but it’s a labour of love. Thanks again for visiting Howard, you know your site rocks too, been a real admirer of your site template, just so easy on the eyes, its great.

I notice what helps a lot is when you cross promote with other bloggers. by linking them on the page.

I’m not surprised that you mostly have international readers. Local is familiar to local, and they reach places&ideas easily as you maybe. But for us- away from London it’s rather more exciting and inspiring to read here.

And enjoying!

Wishing you a long life of blogging
Cheers!