Letting off steam

Like most bloggers, I imagine, I find my weblog a good place to let off steam. Whether it’s politics, rudeness, or all the little annoying things in life (like the universal lack of good lighting in ladies rooms, which I experienced again today at a trade show) – blogs are a great outlet.

The Christian Science Monitor reports today on employees who blog to let off steam, including one blogger who is getting her writings on cubicle life published in a new book, "Dish It Up, Baby!"

The article also talks about the growing number of internal company blogs used to “cut down on e-mails, faxes, and phone calls.” Who knew? There’s even a new book coming out by some guy named John Lawlor, identified as a “business blogging strategist.” (My first reaction is, "Ugh." My second is, "Hey, can I get paid to do that?")

The blogging throng

The Monitor article also reports the latest weblog count - a lot of people blowing off steam:

There are more than 4 million hosted blogs today, according to Perseus Development Corp., a survey-software developer in Braintree, Mass. The company expects the "blogosphere" to exceed 5 million users by the end of this year and 10 million by the end of 2004.

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