Blogging about blogging

18 Key Observations about the State of Blogging in 2011 at JeffBullas.com is a fascinating read for those of us who blog, or even those who love to read blogs.  He notes what he's learned in the past year:

• People want more Infographics
• The continuing evolution of an increasingly “visual web” that communicates quickly and efficiently with images.(Pinterest and Tumblr)
• People “love” sharing
• Social media has supercharged blogging
• People’s continuing obsession with Facebook
• Twitter is still an enigma
• The contagious leverage  of “liquid content“
• People’s thirst for learning
• The power of a competitor to drive change as the success of Google+ has increased the speed of evolution at Facebook
• The mobile Internet cannot be ignored

Really interesting stuff for those of us who blog for fun and/or profit.