Why We Blog?

"Why We Blog" is an article based off an in depth research study that goes through the different rationalizations that people have for blogging. After going through a total of twenty-three interviews and multiple hours of research, there we five major motivations found that influence how we connect with the rest of the world. The major five were: documenting one's life; providing commentary and opinions; expressing deeply felt emotions; articulating idea's through writing; and forming and maintaining community forums. The main purpose for the first motivation "Documenting One's Life" is to keep friends and family involved in what we're doing in our daily activities. This is very popular because this can be done in the form of a daily journal, posting pictures, simple daily updates, etc. In my opinion this is great because we as the blogger have the ultimate power in what we post and what we allow viewer's to know about what's going on with us. The next motivation talked about was "Blogs as Commentary" where blogger's express their views and opinions on relevant issues. This allows not only the viewer, but also the blogger the opportunity to share thoughts and become more familiar on a broad range of issues and topics. This serve's as a unique way for the blogger's thoughts and idea's to be shared and taken seriously. The third motivation found in the study was "Blogs as Catharsis". This is a more personal style of blog that give's blogger's the ability to express their feelings and vent out about some of the stress and problems they deal with. This is an effective method of blogging because this allows the blogger the chance to connect with reader's who can relate to what they're talking about. The fourth motivation identified was "Blog as Muse". This a form of blogging that's purpose is to let blogger's express their interpretations and judgments in form that is solely writing. This gives the blogger the opportunity to become a more analytical thinker and practice good writing habits. And last but not least the fifth major motivation was "Blog as Community Form". Blogging in this way is used for posting on a particular subject or topic and then relying on comments and feedback. This creates a dialogue between the viewers and the blogger and allows for feedback as well as a mutual exchange of knowledge.