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I wonder if the same hold true on this forum?

STUDY: VERY FEW BLOGGERS ON NET

Despite the potential of turning every Internet user into a publisher, relatively few have created Web journals called blogs and even fewer do so with regularity, a new study finds.

Ref. https://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/03/0...s.ap/index.html

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I had heard the term 'blog' before but never knew what it meant, and everytime I said I was going to find out what a blog was I always forgot. I think the concept is great, so long as it is pretty secure and limited to registered users, like in this forum. I dont know if I would want any unregistered user to waltz in and start reading my blog. That's why I try to keep it simple and not use names.

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Keeping a blog is similar to keeping a journal or diary, in my opinion. I do neither and so haven't really been successful at keeping a blog either. I do enjoy reading some of them though.

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In the wide, woolly, wacky world of the blogosphere, there is everything imaginable. Some people use it as an online journal, recording what happens in their lives, what they feel, and what they plan to do.

The most prevalent use of blogs on the web is for amateur (and some not-so-amateur) writers to express whatever they are interested in.

It becomes a way for news from around the world to become available to everyone. So, when major news outlets don't bother to cover something, for whatever, reason, it is almost certain that someone in the blogosphere will cover it.

It is also a huge, unrestricted forum for discussion. For example, when I read some particular blog, and the post is about a political subject, I can respond in the comments, and other people may then respond to me, including the blog owner.

Of course, such discussions are very perishable, with many people saying much the same things over and over as subjects reappear on the blogs.

One of the problems with blogs is that people tend to gravitate to a single point of view. But this isn't quite as bad as it could be, as there is a lot of cross-posting, so people tend to follow links into other areas of information and points of view.

Since I run a blog, I have been studying the phenomenon a bit. There are blogs dealing primarily with current events and politics, cars, recipes, all sorts of things. There are some incredibly good writers out there, practicing their art. There are also some pretty poor writers. Some of us are self-absorbed, others are filled with joy in their families and friends. We develop friendships. We learn to write better. Just like here.

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I was always an avid journalist/diarist starting from about age 8 or so. I've tried for years to maintain the ritual of keeping a physical journal, but once I became a mom I kept losing the darn things. Keeping a blog just seemed to be the next logical progression. Besides, it's hard to lose a computer, and the internet sure isn't going to disappear any time soon. One thing I miss about keeping a physical journal, though, is the freedom to doodle. I guess that's another use for Paintshop Pro, although I have not yet started adding images to my entries. Pretty soon...

My blog is publicly available by choice. Non-members may both read and post comments if they wish. Consider this as an open invitation to get inside my head. Be forewarned, there are modifications of language some might consider objectionable, but it is not what one would really veiw as graphic. Just the honest ramblings of yours truly.

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Blog Availability Change

Blogs are no longer available via the Forum Shop, but are part of the Platinum membership. Those members that do not have a Platinum membership, but currently have a Blog will be unaffected for the duration of their membership here. Moderators are also allowed a Blog free. See Compare page.

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SURVIVERS OF DOT-COM CRASH OF '90S CASHING IN ON BLOGS

Like so many other 20-somethings hoping to mine the Internet gold rush of the late 1990s, Mena Trott was thrown for a humbling loop by the dot-com bust, yet still craved stardom. Her unassuming husband, Ben, just wanted another computer programming gig in Silicon Valley's depressed job market.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...18431%2C00.html