“A man’s work is nothing but this slow trek to rediscover, through the detours of art, those two or three great and simple images in whose presence his heart first opened.”(Camus)
Many reasons have been put forward but I like these from Geoffrey Philp,
1.that it extends storytelling
The main difference between blogging and other forms of storytelling is the openendedness of blogging. At least for now my blog does not have an ending, so the narrative (while it does have certain themes) is episodic
2.that it increases a sense of autonomy
3.because of the digital revolution
With the advent of the Internet, the digital revolution and diminishment of the power of the print media began. And now with the growing influence of Generation Y, for whom the Internet is their primary source of information-- if it isn’t on the Net, it doesn’t exist.
4.that it creates a sense of community and
5.that it is fun
Obviously there are others that can be added.For journalists I suppose that it connects them to the audience and gives a chance to express opinion outside the confines of the organisation.For some people it is simply an a platform for their views that they would not get anywhere else.
Most of all though his last is the best and the reason why the amateur does it,because they enjoy it
3 comments:
Thanks for the link, Nigel. One other reason that I should have mentioned is the perceived "authority" on a subject that the web presence that this generates.
Peace,
Geoffrey
Hi Geoffrey,
That's no problem.As you can tell,I'm a great fan of blogging and I felt that your reasons encapsulate the positives in blogging.The net gives people a voice and a way of interacting that was simply not possible before.
Blogging should be done for pleasure and this is the only way you can attract audience or share information. If someone pays for that I do not mind ;-) but the sole purpose of blogging should not be to make money because the day you do that the blog will start dying.
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