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The BBC is reporting that Technorati is now tracking one new blog being created every second. That is over 86,000 new blogs per day where the total number of blogs being tracked is more than doubling every 6 months. Back in March they were tracking more than 7 million, that number is now more than 14 million.

Thirteen percent of all blogs that Technorati tracks are updated weekly or more, said the report, and 55% of all new bloggers are still posting three months after they started.

This is interesting food for thought on the usage front. Although there are allot of preconceptions on how a true blogger should be posting consistently, I personally feel that a blog can be used for both a constant stream of information as well as an easy to use tool for sharing more static content less frequently. The market will tell how blogs will be used, and I feel that the application will fall across the full spectrum of possibilities. Some other interesting info that they published:

What is clear is that the blogosphere is highly varied, with blogs coming in many shapes and forms, whether they be professional or for personal use.

Blogs have been used as campaign sites, as personal diaries, as art projects, on line magazines and as places for community networking.

Much of their appeal has been boosted because readers can subscribe to them, for free, to stay updated of any new posts automatically.

It is becoming more and more clear that it's not the application of the tool that will drive widespread adoption although that has been the catalyst to date, but more so the demand by the content consumer. I feel there will be a day when a website that does not have RSS or subscription capabilities will actually be shunned by the consumer. Anyone looking for a piece of surfer timeshare will be forced to enable these features where a blog is the easiest and most cost effective for both the personal and business sides of the Internet publishing coin.