Why We Blog

Blogging has never been something that has interested me and this is my first time blogging. I’ve always wondered why people blog and this reading really helped me better understand. Some blogs get more views than others and I’ve never understood why. Reading this helped me realize that through friends or colleagues and links or posts, blogs are found. Then the more a blog is shared, the more popularity it gains. It is interesting to learn that some, but not all, bloggers post every day. I always thought of blogs as an online daily diary, but some people only post once a month. It was nice to find out that not all blogs are just like a daily diary. Some are about things like AIDS and heart disease. I never thought about bloggers using personal codes of ethics for what they post. This could possibly be one of the reasons that readers keep coming back to the same blogs, because they know exactly what to expect from each blogger. There is a lot more thought put into blogs than I originally expected and I was surprised to learn that there are five major motivations for blogging. Documenting one’s life is when a blogger uses their personal experiences.  Other blogs can provide comments and opinions. Some express deeply felt emotions. While another might articulate ideas through writing. Another type of blog might form and maintain community forms. Blogs can be used as much more than I originally thought and there are so many different motivations for blogging.