So, what is a Blog Carnival? In short, a blog carnival is a collection of blog posts on a particular theme submitted by authors to the carnival host. Think of an editor publishing a magazine - the authors submit articles to the editor, the editor selects articles that best fit the next issue, writes an introduction for the articles and then publishes the finished magazine. A blog carnival is the blog version of a magazine.

According to Technorati, as at February 2008:

Technorati are currently tracking 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media.

The World Live Web is incredibly active, and according to Technorati data, there are over 175,000 new blogs (that’s just blogs) every day. Bloggers update their blogs regularly to the tune of over 1.6 million posts per day, or over 18 updates a second.

How can you find what you are looking for in the vast blogosphere?  This is where Blog Carnivals step in. Blog Carnivals allow readers to find other blogs relating to a specific topic from a wide variety of authors. Carnival posts tend to have a higher standard of writing than usual and quality content relevant to the topic, with bloggers writing specifically for the carnival or to highlight a great post they have already written. So, blog carnivals are great to be able to find out what bloggers are writing about in your area of interest or to find out which bloggers that you would like to read more from.

Most blog carnivals can be found on the Blog Carnivals site - a great place to start on your journey into Blog Carnivals.