Comments on: Why have a blog?

By: agormgemCed

agormgemCed — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:45:47 +0000

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By: Michelle Kasprzak · I was talking to this very nice person at a very fashionable opening in London who said she used to read my blog and really enjoyed the witty commentary on contemporary culture.

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By: MK

MK — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 22:18:33 +0000

I’m looking back on this post now and find my reference to Friendster amusing (can’t believe I hung onto my account there till 2007!), and think that with Facebook’s new privacy controls, and now two Twitter accounts as well, I do have much more segmentation of public/private personae going on, and a different kind of “broadcasting”.

Even with all these social networking tools and micro-blogging platforms, the fundamental questions around why we blog are still interesting to me. It’s great to read everyone’s comments (and I’ve checked out all your blogs!), I think if anything, blogging is a way to discover what motivates you and if you want an audience or prefer working behind the scenes — and these are key things to know about yourself.

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About Me « Alex Wolfe's Blog — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:51:25 +0000

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By: PiggY

PiggY — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:15:06 +0000

My blog is for my daily updates. Like what have happen to me,it’s like an online diaries.I blog because i wanna improve my language,i don’t have good language so it can train my language. My blog is simple . Example- http://piggy17rox.blogspot.com/

By: Consistently Inconsistent » Slacking Off? I Wish!

Consistently Inconsistent » Slacking Off? I Wish! — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:18:46 +0000

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By: Leigh

Leigh — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:27:49 +0000

I’m sure there are a number of reasons people blog. For some it’s to rant, for some it’s cathartic, for some it’s a job. For me it’s a way to practice speaking up. That may sound odd since it’s not speaking in the literal since, and since my blog is new, my audience is very small. Something about knowing that my words are out here, however, for anyone that stumbles in to read, makes it feel like a good place to start. I’m constantly learning about myself and stretching my limits and blogging is just another way for me to do that.

By: Antoine

Antoine — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:40:19 +0000

I’m one of those random people who stumbled upon your blog “through a few random clicks” and I really enjoyed your entry. I’m one of those people who reads through a couple of blogs a day and never comments. But I think from now on I’m going to let people know I read their stuff, even if it’s just a quick line or two. That girl on livejournal who was pouring her heart out into a vacuum probably would have been touched by a kind word from a stranger. I don’t know.

I think people blog because even if nobody ever reads your entry, you’re contributing a piece of original thought to the ‘collective consciousness’, and who knows when it might be useful or interesting to somebody. I think people should write primarily for themselves, but be aware that there is an audience out there. The internet is no substitute for that diary full of secrets and torments of the soul tucked safely away under your bed. I think you can only truly let your cathartic demons loose only when you know nobody will ever see them.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 02:30:38 +0000

Catharsis is a definite reason.

A friend of mine has been through the mill lately, visiting her ill mother in hospital pretty much daily for the past 18 months. She has really learnt who her friends are, and a lot about her family too. She has begun keeping a blog to let it all out, but is deliberately not advertising it to anyone.

I like to have a rant sometimes: saves me writing letters to newspapers.

A scrap book.

And: Its a hobby, innit. Nothing wrong with a bit of narcissim every once in a while!

By: mtl3p

mtl3p — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:41:25 +0000

Hey MK.

You know I enjoy yammering on about this stuff, but I think you should distinguish between asking “why blog as opposed to other ways of communicating?” or “why blog?”.

Why blog as opposed to communicating in other ways? good question which we’re still figuring out.

Why blog? Because that’s what humans do. We communicate for lots of reasons. Partially because we miss our friends on the other side of the atlantic.

Thinking of you and hope you’re doing well.