Why Include Dormant Placeblogs?

We include dormant placeblogs in the Placeblogger directory for two reasons:

1. One of the big questions about placeblogs is whether or not they'll have staying power. We're trying to determine the attrition rate for placeblogs.
2. If a person is looking to start a placeblog, someone who once ran a placeblog for their city or town would be an excellent collaborator or advisor.

Many types of local information have a long shelf life, so even sites that are not currently being updated may contain useful information. We estimate that dormant placeblogs make up about 10% of the Placeblogger list of placeblogs.

Our research revealed that the two most common stated reasons for a placeblogger to discontinue their placeblog were expectations of community participation in their site that did not materialize, or that the placeblogger themselves was moving to a new city or town.