To Blog or Not to Blog

"The first thing you need to decide when you build your blog is what you want to accomplish with it, and what it can do if successful." -unknown


There are many different types of blogs. There are political blogs that tell you the latest scandal or complain about the palin/hilary SNL skit, blogs that try and justify a point, blogs that disect books or music, and blogs that simply just state what the person is thinking at any given time.

For me, blogging has always been a place where I put my poetry and other works of literature. I have used as it as a type of diary or memoir, where I can go back and look at certain points in my life and laugh... or cry. I have always used the typical "MySpace Blog" to show my creations to the world, however I have many friends that use sites just like this one too. Personally I like to pick and choose the users that can view the little pieces of my life, so MySpace has always been my best option.

As far as reading other people's blogs I must say I do so very rarely. I have subscribed to a few other friends’ blogs on MySpace though. The four that I have are very different. Two are boys, and two are girls, split 50/50. One of the girls posts poetry and lyrics to music that I find qutie enjoyable, while the other girl posts sermons from her church or of her own. The boy's blogs have a very different feel. One writes about politics and war, while the other writes song lyrics to music he has made over the years. You see I guarantee there is not two people in this world that can write the exact same thing. Every single person on this planet has their own opinion and ideals, their own morals, hobbies, and skills. Maybe you will read a few blogs that seem to be the same, but the work spent behind them, the very foundation of their meaning, and even their purpose, perhaps can be very different.

Every blog is important, whether it states someone's favorite music and movies, books or quotes, or opinions on politics. Just because the blog seems pointless to you, doesn't mean it is perceived that way to everyone. It is a type of documentation of history that our world has never really seen before. It is a way of passing down thoughts and brilliance without having to have a hard copy of something. Journals and diaries have always been amusing or of utter importance, sometimes they even end up in a book format.

Lets look at the diary of Anne Frank for instance. Her interpretation of the Holocaust and her personal life has been a book schools make their students read for decades. Maybe at the time people thought her writing wasn't important, maybe they thought she was even wasting her time . . . but she wasn't was she? We have learned a lot from her, and we will continue to learn from others just like her for many years to come.

Blogs are definitely an important type of media, even journalism itself. I am happy to be a part of this internet savvy generation who can show the world their ideas and opinions in mere seconds. I think blogs are going to become a huge part of history; we just have to embrace it.