Blogging allows everyone a forum to for his/her voice to be heard, or at least read. I think blogging has changed the ways in which people can react to the world around them by providing them a place to share their thoughts and feelings about anything imaginable.
I also think that the immediate nature of blogging might make people more willing to share responses to things going on in the world. For example, taking the time to write a letter and sending it to a news station that may not even acknowledge it is not as appealing as just posting one's thoughts on a blog for the world to see.
The idea of blogging is really starting to grow on me. I like the idea of connecting to people that share my same interests. I have been looking at knitting blogs and baking blogs, two things that I love doing but don't really have anyone to talk to about.
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The idea of sparking conversation seems to me central to the popularity of blogging. Even people who don't post or link to one another may in fact be engaging in on- and offline conversations inspired or influenced by what is being written in blogs.
It seems you are seeing community building as a big key for blogging (a place for [peope] to share their thoughts and feelings about anything." Do you see yourself joining an online baking or knitting community? Would it be the same as joining a club that physically meets?
Blogging is also starting to grow on me as well. This has been a great way to get feedback on the ideas that we each get out of what we are reading. Everyone tends to see things a little differently, so it is good to see other people's perspectives.
I am looking at Jen's response, and after listening to what you said in class about some of the knitting blogs that you found, I think that this can be almost like joining a club. You just don't really every have to go to meetings.
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