First things first...IM ALIVE!!!!!!! I know you all were worried sick about me :). I have a terrible case of strep throat and could not come in contact with too many people. I was actually removed from the University twice..true story! Anyway Blogging....
The readings for today were pretty good. I would sum them up as Blogging for Dummies, which Im sure already exists! Each started out with a "what is" explanation which i didn't think was needed. We all know what blogging is even if we don't recognize it as blogging. Facebook has this application called notes where you can jot down thoughts and tag friends to them. Is that not a blog? They have mant different functions and purposes. Its amazing how they are used around the world for some many different reasons. I can't help but to think of blogs as emails for the world to see. I say this because of the intimacy of blogging. Most read like a private letter from one person to the next and at times I feel that way. Like when I am reading celebrity gossip blogs, which isn't very often ;), i feel like the blogger is letting me in on a secret personally. I also say they are like emails because of the style of writing. Like one reading said bloggers have their own language that they use. I actually have to re-read some of my school work from time to time just to make sure that it doesn't have any "web slang" in it. But thats what I like about blogging. I can say whatever I want, however I want without any one coming through with a red pen! Blogging should be natural not focused. You should blog when you have something to say not to keep with the blogs around you. I feel that some blogs are like that. For example I do not need minute by minute blog updates that Britney is crazy...we kno!!! Not to put rules on how or what people blog but you probably don't need on if you don't have a purpose. That is probably why so many blogs are idle. Everyone feels that they need one but then they abandon them. I don't know just a thought. I will end with the quote from Chris Anderson..."Blogging is a way to make myself smarter". Maybe I should try that!
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Wow, I didn't know you had strep. I had it over the summer and it was like death! Anyway, I think your idea about the notes on facebook being similar to blogs is very interesting. It is also intimate. I was thinking that blogging can be like a diary, but I wouldn't want anyone to read my diary! Usually, when I post it is about class and thats it. I admire people that can put personal things on the internet, and not care.
Also, when you were talking about blogging being a train of thought, and not like an assignment, I think that is important. Its like you can sit and vent for as long as you want. I think the coolest thing about it is that you can go back and read old posts and they are all together.
I agree that the updates on Britney's most recent visit to rehab, or Jamie Lynn passing her GED while preggers are a little overzealous! But I also agree with the idea of blogging being a great outlet to express thoughts at a personal level. Though the layout of a blog isn't as intimate as a letter or diary entry, having the freedom to express ideas in whatever way you feel can give it a personal vibe. Being able to write about whatever you want, with whatever vocabulary (even AIM slang!), and the ability to import videos and images gives an outsider looking into a stranger's blog a more personal vibe.
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