A report released today by the Pew Internet & American Life Project surveyed 233 self-identified bloggers, thrilled to navel gaze for a larger cause, on the matter of blogs and blogger habits. The results weren't particularly revealing ("blogs have comments!"), but we've nevertheless provided you with some number crunching after the jump.

77% blog for creative expression
2% blog for Denton
54% are under the age of 30
34% see blogging as a form of journalism
65% disagree
1% are bored with this tired question
40% never quote other sources/media
11% post corrections
61% rarely or never get permission to use copyrighted material
55% write under a pseudonym
43% use a pseudonym so their mom won't find them
90% invite comments
72% display photos
70% display photos from last night's show at the Bowery Ballroom
30% play audio links
37% blog about life experiences
15% blog about how wasted they were at the Annex
11% blog about politics
7% blog about entertainment
6% blog about sports
17% blog about their precious cats
5% blog about news
2% blog about religion/spirituality
82% think they will still be blogging in a year
3% have quit
100% masturbate
93% have been masturbating to this post

Storytelling, Not Journalism, Spurs Most US Blogs [Reuters]

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