The Function of Blogs :: Internet

The Function of BlogsThere argon so many things one could do with the relatively new medium of blogs. They can be almost anything a person wants a journal, a compilement of links, a scrapbook of information, or even a discussion board. The only definition Ive seen that can encompass it is that they are postings in revolutionize chronological order. Blogs are the newest Internet craze, but do they serve a purpose? Early on, undergo web users, who knew web-programming language, kept blogs to keep track of their promontorys wanderings. They were like a Captains log on the quest of discovery (Brown). For the average Internet surfer, they weeded out sites worth viewing from the rest. Now, sites like blogger.com have interpreted the work with web languages out of blogging, opening it up to the general public. New age blogs are seen as vain self publishing by experienced bloggers (Fitcher). I can see their point, as many inexperienced bloggers be to ramble on about themselves as if they are to be praised. They only seem to want attention. This has made me wonder, what is the point of personal blogs? All blogs must have some entertainment value otherwise no one would keep or read them. Entertainment isnt a very commendable purpose, but it has more value than watching television. It is better to be learning about news show events and stating your opinion on it than just hearing it. At least then youre developing your ideas, and the reading and writing will help develop communion skills. Bloggers learn to put more thought into what they say, or just the act of writing daily can help thoughts flow into words. A bloggers thoughts whitethorn stem from a news article they recently read. In this case they usually link you to the article and state their opinions, or point out diametrical aspects of it. Their comments are kind of a one-way discussion leading you down their train of thoughts. You can usually reply to what the author says, but the time correspond in respo nses may result in the authors lack of interest to questions posed. Walt Crawford threw an interesting concept my way in his article, Announcing Cubed Media about Media about Media. Blogs are just another form of media coverage. Our media affects how we think to a great extent. It is always rating other forms of media, and many blogs are no exception (Crawford).