Saturday, January 19, 2008

The blogging community – new friends and a lot of fun

- By: Clint Jhonson, 2008-01-19

Have you ever felt that your ideas are worth sharing with others? Do you dream of a place where you can endlessly talk to other people about your favorite subjects? Then you are ready to be part of the blogging community. By creating your personal blog, you will be able to write your thoughts where others can see it. What to write about? The answer is simple: whatever you fancy. The latest concert of your favorite band, the adventures of the last holiday, your views on politics, the protection of environment or globalization, in short, anything that interests you and you think that others will also be interested about. Blogs have been created by people who described themselves as "escribitionists", people who had something to say to the world. Anyone can write in a blog; there are no special skills required. Thousands of people have their own blogs. Chances are that at least a person from your family or circle of friends has one.

But the blogging community means more than writing down your impressions and views. It is a real “community”, where you get feedback from people who read your blog and you can also leave comments on their blogs. If you are looking for new friends, interesting people with whom you share the same views on life, then you can find them in the blogging community. You will have the opportunity to talk to people that you couldn’t have met in the real life, to enlarge your perspective and discuss about topics that you are interested in. Blogs are an important news source, as sometimes some new information is known in the blogging community before it makes it into television and newspapers. For example, you may find out about the next concert of your idol from a blog long before you see the advertisements on TV.

Besides making new friends, blogs can help you keep in touch with the friends you already have. If your friends live in another town, country or even on a different continent, don’t let distance stay in the way of your communication. You can use the blog as a diary, to write accounts of the most interesting things that happened to you during the last days, week or month. This way, your friends will stay up to date with your latest “adventures”. If you have heard a good joke or the latest gossip about a celebrity that you would like to share with the others from the blogging community, feel free to write it on your blog.

Many people became famous through their blogs; some of them published books or were invited at television shows. Therefore, if you feel creative, don’t hesitate to join the blogging community. Maybe you will become an opinion former with thousands of people reading your blog. In order to have a successful blog, you need imagination, originality and you must always be informed (before others) about the latest important events. Having a blog is similar to writing your own newspaper. While the content of the blog is important, it is the style that makes the difference. Of course, you are unlikely to attract many readers on your blog if you write about a boring day at work or what you had for breakfast, but if you do it in a funny, entertaining way, then people will enjoy read it, nonetheless. Many bloggers feel that the blogs have changed their life. It is a nice feeling to know that people are looking forward to read your latest blog entry, but that is not all. Writing in a blog can help you learn how to structure your ideas, how to defend your point of view and bring arguments to sustain it.

Blogs are a popular way of making your thoughts and impressions known to the world. By being part of the blogging community, you will meet interesting people with whom you can chat about your hobbies or any subject that interests you.

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