Blog about blogs

Seen in the video shown to us during COM 125 lecture by the lecturer, I found the idea of blogging very fascinating. I've never had a personal blog before and the past 2 blogs that I had were for assignments from different modules. Therefore I have always linked the idea of blog to a chore, an assignment that I have no choice but to complete before a designated dateline. Never did I think a blog as a platform for sharing news, or something which is interesting and interactive. Blogging now affects almost every industry. As seen from the video, blogging can come in all forms, like google news blog on the latest updates to blogshops selling second hand items and personal blogs which serves as an online diary.

I will be focusing on personal blogs, which is by far traditionally the most common type of blog. Personal bloggers use their blogs as a way for them to communicate and reflect on their daily lifes. In everything, there will be benefits as well as drawbacks. Same goes with blogging. Typing is probably rated more efficient in this time that we are living in, in comparison with the pen and paper idea. Ideas can be shared and information posted is readily available to others. In short, blogging reveals, accepts comments and socialize people together. On the other hand a diary conceals, denies comments and does not allow for socialization. Looking at this, people who favours the idea of sharing instead of keeping things to themselves would cheer on the idea of blogging. However, individuals who feel uncomfortable with allowing everyone to read about their thoughts and things that they hold dear would shun the idea of blogging.

Another point of debate would be, just exactly why would someone want to disclose their lives and feelings to everyone who has access to the world wide web? It seems as though individuals who blog about their lives online are in actual fact merely seeking attention and recognition. These people decorate their blogs and phrase their posts in a way to show off and make known to others whatever which happens in their lives. In contrast, supporters of blogging would defend themsevles by stating that blogging serves as a good reflection for them and exmplifies the power of writing as it can inspire and change their lives.

I do not want to judge nor am I in any kind of position to do so. The issue on blogging is very debatable and everyone is entitled to their own opinions. Although I do not engage myself much in personal blogging, I do not deny the advantages of it especially so after having watched the film Julie and Julia. This film revovles around blogging and cooking and I do find it inspiring how Julie managed to find her personal writing voice and interact with her readers in the virtual world. This, may perhaps prompt me to join the blogsphere by choice one day.