Web-logs (or "blogs") specializing in the geosciences have been increasing
in number and diversity over the past three years. These geoblogs have blossomed
into an important online resource for the interested public, as well as a
positive online community that spans every continent and most subdisciplines of
geology. This novel medium for communicating geoscience has both promise and
potential for problems. In late 2009, geobloggers were surveyed in an attempt to
provide a snapshot of the state of the geoblogosphere. Data from this survey
will be presented here, introducing a representative sample of geoblogs, growth
patterns, geobloggers' motivations, as assessment of how this new medium is
doing, and correlations with usage of other "Web 2.0" applications.

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