Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Why Bother to Blog?
Daniel W. Drezner & Henry Farrell "THE POWER AND POLITICS OF BLOGS" 7/2004
If you are looking for a new hobby or just feeling the need to express yourself to others than only your local compadre's then that's enough reason to become a blogger.
"There is no central organization to the blogosphere. There is no ideological consensus among its participants. Blogging as an activity is almost exclusively a part-time,voluntary, solipsistic enterprise. The median income generated by a weblog is zero dollars; the number of individuals in the United States that earn their living from blogging is less than twenty."
A blog is a chronological tour of a particular topic of one's interest online. It is by no means a career or a sort of 'cash crop', it's merely a hobby. Blogging allows others to hear your voice and ideally begin a global discussion. Types of blogs range from corporate, personal, political, house, question, and many others.
If you are looking for a new hobby or just feeling the need to express yourself to others than only your local compadre's then that's enough reason to become a blogger.
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A good post, but your critique is dated. 2004 is ancient history online. What has happened since then? Blogging has become a big part of corporate communications and many people do make a living blogging these days. More importantly blogging has become a part of everyday business and communications.
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