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Blogging, derived from the term web-logging, has become an increasingly popular phenomena these days.
In the year 2009, is there really still a point in having to explain blogging? I doubt it. The vast majority of people know that blogging means. But to those who are not familiar with the term: what is blogging? Blogging basically means having a personal diary online which you share with everyone. There are people write ten blog posts a day, others write a blog post every month or so. In fact, millions of people are blogging each and every day, and some are in fact, are making a decent living out of it.
Many ask what is the appeal of that? Exhibitionism? It’s possible that to some that is the case. To others blogging gives the ability to share experiences. To other it gives the ability to share professional experiences and network: there are many professional blogs in essentially every niche one can think of: cooking, internet marketing, cars classic cars, GPS satellites, health, insurance, personal computers, headaches, stomach pain, back pain, chronic fatigue and so on.
I have a friend with this type of a professional blog where he shares certain experiences he discovers throughout his days (he is a manager). I have an additional friend that has a personal blog in which he tells personal anecdotes about his personal life and family (he has 2 toddlers at home: consequently, much to share). I have a friend that has a funny blog, where he share all the funny stories he hears of. I even have a friend with a photo blog where he shares a new – and amazing – photo every single day. I even knew a guy who had a specialized version of a photoblog he used to share photos of all the meals he ever ate. Indeed, the blogging arena is extremely diverse.
The point is that this relatively new media offers alternatives that until recently had not existed. In other words, blogging in the 21st century new cousin of journalism. It enables everyone to open a personal computer, write an article, and essentially become a journalist whose stories can potentially be read by millions. While this carries with it plenty responsibilities, it is also a great enabler of free speech and freedom of information.
