The Life and Death of Bloggers

Jeremiah Owyang and Kent Newsome share two possible lifecycles of bloggers:

Blogs That Die
Which includes the following stages:

1. Excitement
2. Expectation
3. Frustration
4. Alienation
5. Abandonment

Blogs That Thrive
Which includes the following stages:

1. Excitement
2. Expectation
3. Focus
4. Passion
5. Achievement