I'm having fun playing with this. Never having blogged before, I've been wondering if one has to serve a purpose in blogging. Are blogs required to have one specific subject? Or is it a stream-of-consciousness kind of thing? Is ranting allowed?
Are bloggers people who wish to communicate but don't want to bother with answers? Do bloggers enter chat rooms, for example? Do bloggers AVOID chat rooms?
Isn't blogging somewhat like the voice crying in the wilderness? Shouting in a canyon just to hear the echo?
It makes me wonder if there is conceit in blogging; does everyone think just because they blog, someone has to listen?
What are people's motivations in blogging? Do they do it because they have no one to talk to, or because they think their opinions are valuable, to meet other people, to discuss issues of the day? Are there people whose job it is to blog?
If anyone is reading this who blogs, what is your motivation in blogging?
I began blogging yesterday, and chose a title that I thought described me - "The Didactic Bibliophile". It kind of does describe me - I read a LOT and like learning things - but it also makes me sound pompous as hell. (Is saying "hell" in a blog allowed?) Then I thought about my motivations for blogging: I need an outlet. I need an escape. I need to keep my mind occupied, alive, engaged. So I decided to change the name of my blog. It's still not quite there, but it's closer, and it's not too pompous.
I think.
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Ok, seriously, this is one of the best blog posts I've read EVER and you just started. Watch out blog world she's HERE!
I can only answer for myself but I started blogging because I love to write and I continued because I found a diverse - yet like-minded - community of people I have grown very fond of!
You can rant, cuss, cry, brag, complain, tell jokes or WHATEVER YOU WANT because its your blog!
(personally I don't like chat rooms, it seems that no matter what the topic is, there are some perverts on their making rude comments).
I think your motivation for blogging is an excellent one and I can't wait to read more. I am going to link to this tomorrow if you don't mind...I think a lot of the people who read my blog would enjoy this post!!!
Thanks again for the support, Barbara! I enjoy your blog very much too and would like to include a link to it but I don't know how, so here it is: http://barbara007.typepad.com/
Woo hoo! This is *muy* fun!
I agree with Barbara ... what a brilliant post.
From my point of view, I started blogging just because !!! No particular reason, just that someone suggested it to me. I like writing (although am perhaps not particularly good at it), and like sharing fun stuff with people. So my blog is basically there to make people smile, as well as an outlet for my photography, and anything else I think of to put there. No purpose, no theme (well ... pink & cats ... is that a theme !?!).
Just blog for whatever reason you want, whenever you want. Enjoy it .. that is important !!
Take care, Meow
Hi,
I saw your blog featured over on Barbara's Blog and I thought I'd write a little about blogging. You can check it out at Been Some Places, Seen Some Things. I think you may find some similarities.
Mike
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