I don't get the phenomenon of Blogs, do you ?

[TheBile 0]

What is it with the popularity of blogs ?

As a blogger, don't you feel that in the age where information is power that putting your daily/weekly antics and opinions up on a website for permanant record potentially dangerous ? Allowing those who would cause trouble and wish to do you harm perusal over information that you originally thought was perfectly innocent ?

I remember the days when diaries used to be, primarily, the domain of teenage girls (arguably). Girls who would stab you with their "Best Friends" pen if they ever caught you trying to pick the lock on their drawer to sneak a peek. Or throw a hissy fit if they suspected their mother was trying to get an insight into their private life, under the guise of "Putting their clothes away".

Now though there seems to be no such reservations to put the most intimate and personal experiences and opinions on the web for all to read, along with the assumption that people would spend good time during the day to read and be interested in what a complete stranger gets up to on an average day.

Is it my mid thirties age that doesn't allow for my appreciation of this thing, or am I just ignorant of the rewards that this blogging thing offers ?

Gerb

I stir feelings in others they themselves don't understand. KA'CHOW !

[quade 4]

I read an interesting statistic the other day about blogs. It said that 99.999999% of all the blogs on the internet have exactly 1 reader (the author).

And honest to God, unless you're Angelina or Britney or Jennifer, NOBODY cares who you're fuckin' or what was the last tree you hugged or what car you drive or . . . (even then -I- don't give a shit).

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[Lindercles 0]

It's quite simple really. People love to talk about themselves. Blogging simply allows them to release their thoughts into cyber space so they don't have to deal with people's immediate reactions, which would most likely be blank stares, or worse, criticisms.

It's part of the growing trend of technology bringing people together by forcing them apart. It is now possible to conduct an entire day's business without ever actually seeing anyone, and confide your deepest secrets in people without fear of reprisal. Hooray.

[skybytch 259]

I don't see much difference between posting on a blog and posting on an online forum.

Except that what you type on an online forum stands a much better chance of being read by someone other than yourself.

[pincheck 0]

Glad i aint the only one who doesn't get the whole blog/myspace and other stuff

Billy-Sonic Haggis Flickr-Fun

[Elisha 1]

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It's quite simple really. People love to talk about themselves. Blogging simple allows them to release their thoughts into cyber space so they don't have to deal with people's immediate reactions, which would most likely be blank stares, or worse, criticisms.

It's part of the growing trend of technology bringing people together by forcing them apart. It is now possible to conduct an entire day's business without ever actually seeing anyone, and confide your deepest secrets in people without fear of reprisal. Hooray.

We got a winnah! Thanks for stating it so succinctly.

[Slappie 9]

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I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that’s 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says "go outside."

You made a speaking jigsaw puzzle?

Shouldn't it be:

I wanna make a jigsaw puzzle that’s 40,000 pieces. And when you finish it, it says reads "go outside."

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[guppie01 0]

Not big on blogs/myspace, although I did have a blog when I traveled alone so my family could look me up and know I was still alive. It was useful for that.

g

"Let's do something romantic this Saturday... how bout we bust out the restraints?"
Raddest Ho this side of Jersey #1 - MISS YOU
OMG, is she okay?

[Thanatos340 1]

DZ.com is my Blog.

[Lindercles 0]

I don't know, can I make a puzzle that reads?

[smiles 0]

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What is it with the popularity of blogs ?

hmmm-
rosie.com
if you want to find out how many people do not have a life!!


on the other hand,
if you would like to read "news" right from a reporter rather than have it sensationalized by the t.v. channel, magazines, newspapers......

SMiles

eustress. : a positive form of stress having a beneficial effect on health, motivation, performance, and emotional well-being.

[Programmer 0]

This is explained in detail in my blog available at:
www.ihaveanopinion_aren't_i_special.com

[Douva 0]

If you're a teenage girl, maybe your blog is simply your online diary, but for some people, it's a public forum and a creative outlet. Most of the bloggers I know are intelligent, articulate adults with something to say. As a struggling writer, I use my blog as an occasional outlet for my writing energy. I get a lot of comments and compliments on it, so apparently it's not entirely unappreciated.

For a lot of people, the process of writing a blog is an end unto itself. It's therapy. It's a way to get their thoughts in order. Think of it what you will, but it's hard to deny that blogging is a more meaningful use of one's time than post whoring on DZ.com.

I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

[GTAVercetti 0]

Here is a GREAT comic about the hazards of posting stuff online:

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/dreams.png

You can read MY blog by clicking on the site in my sig line. But I don't write about my daily life.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[peregrinerose 0]

People are lonely... they go out less, spend less time with friends, more time staring at a computer monitor. Blogging is probably one way to reach out and try to feel some form of connection with other people. Seems to me there are better ways to go about doing that, but a lot of people are shy and don't know how to go about making real friends.

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[GTAVercetti 0]

That is an EXCELLENT...



sweeping generalization.

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[Lindercles 0]

You're only saying that because you're lonely. Do you need a hug?

[GTAVercetti 0]

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You're only saying that because you're lonely. Do you need a hug?

Only if you mean it.
Here is a great video about hugging:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing.

[Lindercles 0]

What that guy needs is a good deep blogging.

[livendive 8]

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People are lonely... they go out less, spend less time with friends, more time staring at a computer monitor. Blogging is probably one way to reach out and try to feel some form of connection with other people. Seems to me there are better ways to go about doing that, but a lot of people are shy and don't know how to go about making real friends.

I don't have a blog, but rather expectorate my random thoughts through dz.com. It's the same basic concept though...I spend enough time out and about that sometimes it's nice to just relax at home with a few drinks and type on the computer. There aren't many people I want to talk on the phone with for hours, and I don't need to go over to a friend's house every night to validate our relationship. So I sit down in front of a machine and say one set of things while hearing another set of things and sometimes the sets overlap. None of this should be construed as indicating I'm particularly lonely or incapable of making real friends. That said, I could stand making smarter friends.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[Lindercles 0]

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I don't have a blog, but rather expectorate my random thoughts...

That gave me a very disturbing mental image.

[livendive 8]

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I don't have a blog, but rather expectorate my random thoughts...

That gave me a very disturbing mental image.

Would you prefer I ejaculate them via dz.com?

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[Lindercles 0]

Or perhaps you should exsanguinate yourself onto the pages of dz.com (kbordson might appreciate that).

[livendive 8]

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Or perhaps you should exsanguinate yourself onto the pages of dz.com (kbordson might appreciate that).

My random thoughts aren't nearly important enough to merit such a word. Plus, I do keep a fair amount of them in reserve.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[murrays 0]

I read quite a few blogs regarding computers and computing. I don't read any on-line diary type blogs but, in some circumstances, they are very useful.

For example, my wife was diagnosed with leukemia nearly a year and a half ago and I used a blog as my way of keeping friends and family up-to-date. It saved me answering the same questions over and over again. When my wife went to Seattle for a stem cell transplant, her sister/primary caregiver took over the blogging duties and then my wife learned to do it herself. It's an easy way of keeping people informed without them having to impose on you.

Personally, I am very grateful that sites like Blogger exist and make it so easy and inexpensive to do what we did as it was very helpful to us.

--
Murray

"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey