Just a wee comment on texting: I doubt it’s 48/52, seeing as women’s thumbs have even less of an ability to shut up than the rest of them, and men are too lazy to write every last thought to send to everyone in their contacts book. In my rather illustrious texting career, I’ve found that men phone, women text. Texting is God’s way of allowing women to hold seven conversations at once.

I hadn’t heard of “The Arse End of Ireland” so can’t wait to check her out.

I also think blogging is a better fit to more women than men. Just think about the similar activities of keeping a diary or letter writing (apologies for the horrible stereotyping but I think the numbers back me up on this one). In fact any form of communication is usually done more actively by women.

As for your second point, blogging is not a career choice, it is just something you do. My hope is that within 2 years blogging via mobile phone becomes as common as SMS. Texting is something which everyone from kids to grannies do without thinking as part of their daily life. I must check, but I’d be surprised if SMSing is not 48/52.

The strong skew towards male bloggers is totally due to its techy origins but I am convinced that as technology becomes more transparent, more and more non-techies will take it up because of all the “social networking” advantages it gives. All of my family read my blog because I never ring them!

My Dad can’t fit a plug on a light. Five years ago, he couldn’t send an e-mail. A few weeks ago, he booked his first holiday online. I now have him subscribed to a few blogs. I wouldn’t be surprised if I have him blogging in the next twelve months.

So my word for the week is “ubiquitous”!

I’m a big fan of people like Red Mum and Caroline over at Bibliocook but the overall numbers are still very small. I’d love it if someone could even take all the Irish blogspot ones and do the numbers on men vs women.