The document discusses analyzing a blog community to understand its characteristics over time. It recommends tracking metrics like the number of blogs, networking density, and blog distribution to evaluate if the community is relevant for reaching an intended audience. As communities are dynamic, periodic analysis is suggested to identify new relevant blogs. The ideal community size is said to be over 100 blogs to experience listening benefits. Configuration tools can label and value parameters like subject area and blog sources to track distributions relevant to business needs. Analyzing if a community is advertising or social network friendly is also recommended.