Blogsy thoughts
I’m just wondering…
Let’s say one creature started blogging on January 2006. How will his blog look like 10 years after?
If he is a blog enthusiast and posts regularly, what will happen to his archives? Can they still be contained in the limited blog space provided by his blog account? I can also imagine all those entries – from January 2006 to January 2016. Hmmm… not that much? And what about the links exchanged with fellow bloggers? Within ten years, it could be multiplied at a faster rate, considering the fact that many blogs are born daily, and blog-hopping has become second-nature to bloggers.
I really don’t know the statistics, but I bet there will be more bloggers from among your real-life friends in the next 10 years… so, that means, the probability of you ending up in another person’s blog would also increase, either as the main character /hero… or the bad guy/culprit (just like in the movies, right?). The possibility of being in a stranger’s blog would increase too! You could be in a mall, or in the streets, in the airport, wherever… or you could be in the office, at a party, or any event… and chances are, somebody will blog about whatever they observed in you.
That just goes to show how powerful a blog can be, and you can’t deny its influence to all ‘netizens’ – the eager chatters, the web savvy techies, the computer geeks, the email freaks, the social networkers, and just about every creature who’s very much captivated by the web.
What makes blogs so appealing? Self-expression and creativity without limits. No grammar restrictions. No rules!
With much freedom of expression though comes the downside in the quality of blogs and some critics are complaining that more and more nonsense blogs are filling up the blogosphere. Uh-oh. But bloggers would return that with a sarcastic reply, “This is my own blog, I can write whatever I want, just click x if you don’t like reading anything here, and get outta here fast!”
Now you have blogs incorporated in social networking sites like Friendster, Multiply, Yahoo 360, etc. Even web-based businesses are keeping up with the trend and incorporating weblogs to keep their clients updated. According to Stephen Baker of BusinessWeek Online,
The great thing about the blog world is that unlike libraries or book stores, it never fills up. There’s room for everyone. And if even 1% of the blogs is worth reading, it’s still a gold mine.
He refutes a comment by somebody who says that the blogosphere is losing credibility.
Blog for life? What do you think?
Everytime I access my blog, I think to myself why I started blogging in the first place. Blog for life? If my free blog host allows, then I think I will. Anyway, you can probably ask the hosting admin to make a back-up of your posts.
what i like about blog is i get updated with the stories of my friends who are far away from home 🙂
and i got to learn a lot from the stories posted. parang unsolicited advice. but really helpful 🙂
For life? i don't think so.i'm bound to lose interest someday juz like what happened to my previous interests.pero ang offline journal porlayp! 🙂
juz wanna add:i noticed some newspaper made blogs as reference like a story about Britney Spears & a friend of Britney juz happened to be a blogger & the reporter quoted that blog since it's more "reliable" and updated.blogging has taken over the world 😀
i have my own domain. so, for as long as i can pay for it, my blog will be online.
nice to be back here. 🙂
@ric: Me too, I'd probably be blogging for life, though it could take on a new dimension – like incorporating it for a business or career endeavor, or a family blog. With the exponential growth of blogs, I'd say they're undeniably becoming part of web activities such as e-mail and chatting. But first, I have to get my own domain. 🙂
@tin-tin: I learn a lot from blog-hopping too. Kaya nga reading blogs takes more of my time than posting my own entries here. Imagine getting a first-hand glimpse on the minds of people from all walks of life, and from diff'rent cultures as well. I learn from your blog too! 🙂
@raine: Really ha! You won't be blogging for life?! Wanna bet? 😀
About newspapers getting sources from blogs, tinuod na… blogging has affected much the business of traditional journalists and publishers. Wala na sila'y laing mahimo but to adapt to the new trend.
@shane: Good for you, you have your own domain. It's really my plan to have my own website in the near future. Welcome back! 🙂
I have my own domain, and I update almost everyday. Does that say something about me as a blogger? LOL 😀
I guess the only time I'll stop blogging is when somebody tells me to stop writing crap, or that my writing sucks.
But then again, I'll think about it…
@snglguy: Yup! it just shows you are a blog enthusiast, and I'm pretty sure nobody would stop you from writing, so my bet is… you could be blogging for life as well. 😀
perhaps snglguy would still be blogging in the afterlife..
@shane: hehe… i bet he will! (right snglguy? just kidding!!!)
As long as there's broadband where I'm going in the afterlife, why not? 😀
dunno…can't tell until when but as of now, I blog almost everyday 🙂
@snglguy: we don't know what's the connection speed in the afterlife but it sure must be super faster than broadband 😀
@jane: yup, sipag mo ngang magpost ng entries ah 😀