Summary: Though advanced technology is increasingly dominated the world, “The Blogging Iceberg” survey showed that many blogs are decreasing in their activity and updates. However, at the same time the act of blogging is increasing in popularity. A blogosphere is complicated to explain when there are two main sub-topics of blogging—informational/conversational blogging vs. personal blogging. In each situation it differs on the perception on how blogosphere is interpreted. We find blogs that hyperlink to other blogs and information, but there is also another side of blogging that is filled with emotion and personal experience. The meaning of blogosphere is altered to these conditions. Anyhow, blogging has provided critical perspective and information that may have not been collected if not through the blogs (example: 9/11 attack). The article also claims that the diarist bloggers are to be useless to the general population and with the help of filtering, people can look at the more “important and useful” blogs. All in all, the human population has come far to develop such great advancement in technology to communicate and connect ideas and news.
Main Idea: Though blogging is a broad term, there are two main types—conversational/information and personal/diarist. Though diarist blogs share feelings and emotions, it has little importance to the population. On the other hand, informational blogs serve an important role for connecting and communicating.
Key Terms:
- currentness: the quality of being current or up-to-date
- blogosphere: personal websites and blogs collectively.
- media: the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet), regarded collectively
- community: a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common
- filtering: to selectively remove something
Commentary: There were plenty of sources and materials in the article. Though conversational/informational blogs (and similarly this article) are ideal for obtaining knowledge, I felt the need to disagree that diarist blogs are useless. Yes, the author, Graham Lampa, did mention the need to encourage more diarist blogs to be appreciated, I felt like the article overall seen diarist blogs as something with little value to the population. However, they do serve importance to society. Diarist blogs should not be seen for only their uniqueness, but also their ability to bring people together. In the article, it mentions about using conversational blogs to debate with one another back and forth. In this way, these blogs stirrup controversy and hate. It has some negative effects with it, but with diarist blogs, it could connect others in a positive way. Rather than going against each other, these blogs can build stronger relationships. Society has greatly impacted our mindsets (especially with our mental stability), and with the help of diarist blogs, individuals can realize that they are not alone in this world. There’s no need to feel bottled up. Everyone around us is facing hardships and struggles that you are facing. Diarist blogs serve a great purpose to help individuals learn, grow, and inspire others.
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