There are millions of blogs out there, with 40,000 new ones 1 ______ each day. Many blogs 2______ links, or 3______ words that, when clicked, carry readers to other Web pages. The interesting thing about blogs is one doesn’t have to wait for days, or even weeks, to get 4 ______; most blogs appear right away, typically within 5______ an hour, 6 ______ whether they are monitored 7 ______. It’s an interesting experience, getting 8 ______ about news stories, within hours, and sometimes even minutes, after the story breaks.