Who's Blogging What now?

In the where?

Published on September 14, 2004 By Muggaz In Just Hanging Out

A blog can best be described as a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links. As with everything in life, it is good to question what you are doing, and why you are doing it, and also why you are doing it where you are – i.e. me at Joeuser.com.

I can hear the sighs now – “oh no!, not another blog about blogging!” Well, essentially, this isn’t really about blogging, it’s about me blogging, so keep your pants on, and don’t storm off in a puff just yet.

Blogging was originally used as a tool for computer geeks to share thoughts and opinions on coding and other nerd stuff, yet with the increased popularity of the internet, with expanded demographics; it has become a tool of so much more, used by so many people.

It’s not un-common to hear someone within the blogging community remark “the Golden Days of blogging are over” to them I say – bah humbug. According to the technically proficient amongst us, blogging is just another trend, like Pokemon or Tamagotchi. Some complain it clogs up Google with useless crap and it will die just like all popular culture trends do, well I just don’t think that is possible.

Blogging is all about ego – I don’t care who tells you otherwise, but it is an opportunity to have thoughts and opinions expressed and heard by an audience you would never get to reach if it weren’t for the medium of the Internet – this is the reason that the number of blog’s is estimated to be at about 2 million, the number of blogs for George Bush supporters dedicated to his campaign alone is estimated to be 400!

While Joeuser is very different to many other sites available to the blogging community, it is still young and evolving. The most common bloggers on the web are teenage girls updating their friends and families the easiest way possible – this leads to the main problem with blogging as far as I am concerned, as documented in this article - human contact and interpretations are suffering as a direct result of people’s inability to communicate effectively.

With no rigid guidelines on topics, subjects or political correctness, Blogging is a form of expression for any degree of creativity. While we have plenty of teenage girls, doing whatever it is teenage girls do; the diversity here is plain for all to see. My evolution as a blogger has evolved with Joeuser… I like to compare my relationship with blogging here like a relationship with a girlfriend… I really do love it, but sometimes something really stupid and ridiculous happens that makes me want to break up. Is our relationship one that is built to last? It has done really well, and overcome some adversity, that’s for sure, but only time will tell.

In communicating with the cyber world, so much can be lost in translations, and it can be hard to enjoy what you are doing when other’s are quick to judge, and then use the tool of the blog to flame you disproportionately due to an inability to communicate effectively with people of different mindsets, or due to an outright desire and lust for confrontation. You really have to hit and hope for the best – hope that you have done enough to relate who you are through your scribes, but by the same token – it is the internet, and how much of your personal self do you want to give away?

Am I still blogging for the sake of blogging? Am I in my comfort zone? Like in any troubled relationship – it isn’t the best right now, but I really can’t be stuffed starting all over again some place else. I am forever trying to think outside the square, alas, there are people who are happy in their box, and when you think outside of it, some are all to happy to try and put you back inside yours.

I wonder if this reads melancholically, because that’s how I feel right now – I feel as though I am giving a lecture to my girlfriend, telling her to not be such a moron, and think before she acts etc… when in reality, It’s me that is evaluating my position – it’s one of those, “it’s not you – it’s me” speeches…

Is this just another one of those phases I am going through? I don’t know. – that’s the best thing about blogging, and why me, and you are all here, we know what we are doing, and sometimes the reasons change – yet blogging is able to accommodate those reasons, no matter what, and as far as sympathetic ears and enjoying myself goes, even amongst all the crazy and tough times, Joeuser gives me all I could possibly want out of this relationship – crazy pop culture phase or not, I think blogging is a relationship I will enjoy for some time to come… besides, we all know the benefits of makeup sex…

BAM!!!

Comments (Page 2)

The Crusaders

on Sep 29, 2004

u know what it hink blogging is about?
I think blogging is about getting attention

Maybe to some people but that does not go across the board. I hate attention...so why would I be here?
I am here because I can write and read about things I'm interested or curious about and sometimes someone else is interested too and we can become enthralled in a discussion. I can converse with others and I can learn things from others I didn't know before and it helps to mould and evolve my opinion. I am slowly but surely making friends that are becoming an endearing familiarity. If you were going to explain blogging in one word...which in my opinion is not enough....I would think that communication would fit better than attention.
No...there is definately a lot more to blogging than attention seeking.

Gideon MacLeish

on Sep 29, 2004

....and so thus it's just a way for people to talk about stuff and feel good about themselves when they get like forty responses saying, "OH UR SO AWESOME" "I LOVE THIS ARTICLE" "WOW, THIS ARTICLE IS GREAT" and in return the blogger, just to get himself or herself more points writes things like, "thanks" It's like WE DONT NEED U TO SAY THANKS>

actually, it IS coomon courtesy to acknowledge replies at least once.

u know what it hink blogging is about?
I think blogging is about getting attention

Mandy,

Yes, and I'm sure muggaz is thankful for you helping him in that area...lol

Mandy

on Sep 30, 2004

Change your opinions? Shut up mugz...lol

Mandy

on Sep 30, 2004

jebus mugz....dont take me personal...I still read ur blogs....

cough cough, even though there crap!!! Just kidding , Just teasing u!!! JOKE!

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