Whats the point of Blogging

Blogging. This relatively new idea has expanded the minds of people around the world that wish to voice their strong opinion from behind a small computer screen. This is a way for all different types of people to share their own ideas about what they deem important. From a young girl who blogs about her day in the high school cafeteria, to a business man discussing the NY stock exchange, blogging achieves something that no other form of writing can. Writers in the New York Times must have an educational career in the field of writing to voice their opinions, however the writers behind a blog that millions of people have access to can be written by anyone. These blogs that are created also provide the reader with a place to voice their own opinion as well. The fact that the reader can comment on the blog also allows more opinions and views to be shared. When i was in 8th grade I had my own blog on Xanga.

Many of the girls in my class would write about their day on this blog. I

was never really interested in the whole idea, but because it was popular

at the time, I got sucked into the world of social media. Looking back on it today, I was glad that I wrote things on that blog because it brings back memories of my childhood. Now, I wish I blogged more often back then.

This shows another positive aspect to the idea of blogging. Unlike paper

and journals that can be lost or thrown away, blogs will always be there

with a click of the mouse (Just gotta remember your password). I can list many reasons as to why blogs have such a positive effect on our society today. This is another example, the fact that we are using this blog for our class today!

Garrett M. Graff said, " The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media."

What's the Purpose of Blogging?

In my opinion, Blogging is a very interesting concept of new new media. The reason I say that is because I don't really understand what is the point of blogging? A blogger writes about anything he or she wants whether it is a movie review, a personal top ten list of songs, cheat codes to a video game or how well the day went. Somehow, there will be at least one reader that will read the blog. However, the trick isn't about writing it; it's about getting more readers and making sure they come back. A creative blogger will come up with ideas that interest the majority of people so they will actually come back. But what does the blogger get out of all of this? Most bloggers seem to do it for fun or because they love to write. Nowadays, bloggers can even make money from advertisements using Google AdSense or even Amazon Associates. Now that is an incentive to blogging!
Fun fact about me: When I was in high school, I decided to create a Xanga. At first, I was doing it because my friends had one and I wanted to try it out. The problem was I didn't have the motivation to write every single day. Eventually, the blog became an outlet for my emotions. Whenever I was upset and wanted to vent, rather than bothering my close friends, I would write it on the blog. Of course, I didn't make this public (only my closest friends could read it), but it was a way for me to get my frustrations out. Since that's how most of my friends started blogging, that became my definition, which isn't the norm today.