Why do people Blog?
Well this is a very wide question. It is wide in the sense because every act is preceded by some initiation of a kind and one never knows why he or she has started doing that act. There are many acts about which we do not know why we do them. Now I consider blogging as an act in that category.
In present days, there are well established scientific methods to find answers to all the wide and obfuscating questions. The marketing people have practiced the science of field research and operational research to a degree of perfection. The companies take decision on production, pricing, placement and selling factors on the basis of such research. Nothing is now left to hunches. They are able to seek answer for every “why”. In such a scenario, I am just trying to give an armchair answer to the above question.
If I have collected the right information, then the blogging started somewhere in 1997. However, it was only from 2000 onwards, that it has become more popular. I am with Blogger. I have been visiting different blogs sites on Wordpress, Typepad etc. I have found that most of the bloggers have started this activity in 2005. I have particular choice for selecting a blog. Most of the time it is an academic blog or a blog relating to issues of history. Therefore, my observation may have only limited truth and validity. Secondly, it is mainly an observation which has not been authenticated by any established research model. Anyhow, I now have this impression that there are more bloggers since 2005. In case of my favourite blogs, I have found that many of them have started blogging only in 2006. It may suggest that blogging is catching up. In case of most popular blogs in my favourite category, they are started in 2006. Well, it is again an opinion on the basis of general observation. There is no concrete methodology adopted to reach that conclusion.
As I understand the blogging is working as a source of catharsis for many people. That is the main motive behind most of the regular bloggers. Such bloggers are in one profession and their interest lies in different field. Somewhere, there is sense of dissatisfaction. They are not able to adjust with this arrangement in their lives. The blogging has given them an outlet to showcase their talent in other field. This gives a soothing effect when they indulge in the blogging.
In some cases, it shows that it has become their alter ego. They are pursuing it as if blogging is the only pursuit for which they are meant. The blogging introduces them to different people from different regions. They showcase their talent. They receive back feedback through comments and references. They again come out with more work on their blog with greater force. They are very particular about the display of their blog. They are very particular to respond to the comments which they receive and make it a point to respond to them.
There are people who are undertaking blogging as a mission to promote some of their views and thinking. They promote one particular language. They promote some particular cause. Some of them are really contributing to the society by such a type of activity. I have learned Hindi blogging through such types of crusaders headed by Debashish.
Another set is just treating it as a general journal or a personal diary. They are very regular. For them also, it is turning out to be a source of catharsis of hidden desires.
Somewhere, I feel, that many bloggers feel that they have a writer hidden in them and they can win Bookers or Nobel Prize. They come out with whatsoever they consider as the best in the literature. Well some of them are really good. Some of them really deserve some prize for the literary work which they have brought on the cyberspace.
There are those people who are related to computer sciences. They are more productive. They are discussing such things which are bringing changes on the internet also. I am not conversant with this field. I am totally illiterate in the field of computer sciences and the Information Technology. I am not in a position to categorize their activity. It seems that they are definitely talking something substantial. One this is sure, they are more fertile and productive.
Those who indulge in political talks are also there. I am not interested in them. There are many of them. They are the people who make more noises and get recognized. I am with history and we history people just call them as our small siblings who are growing into brats. That is other thing that along with money, it is the field of politics which matter more than anything else. It is the case with sex sites also. I do not apologize for having clubbed sex blogs with politics.
However, by now, blogging is not being taken as seriously by the rest of the human community. Sometime, they definitely make waves. But, on the whole, the human community just treats them as a hobby of those who have luxury of time. They are not taken seriously. The rest of community has not given must importance to Internet. The Internet is considered as a good source of information. What kind of information is available on Internet? Is it authentic or not? Who are the people who place the information on Internet? How actively is the information updated? Is the information a knowledge in itself? All such types of questions are not given any importance.
Blogging as such is the next revolution. It is a revolution far greater importance than the printing of books or Gutenberg type printing which brought the Renaissance. I can declare this thing because I am student of history. I consider blogging as more important than nano technology which is the next generation activity. Blogging is here and will soon come up as the biggest and substantial thing in the field of knowledge. It is the thing which will make Internet more meaningful.
However, I still wonder that why the people blog!
Well this is a very wide question. It is wide in the sense because every act is preceded by some initiation of a kind and one never knows why he or she has started doing that act. There are many acts about which we do not know why we do them. Now I consider blogging as an act in that category.
In present days, there are well established scientific methods to find answers to all the wide and obfuscating questions. The marketing people have practiced the science of field research and operational research to a degree of perfection. The companies take decision on production, pricing, placement and selling factors on the basis of such research. Nothing is now left to hunches. They are able to seek answer for every “why”. In such a scenario, I am just trying to give an armchair answer to the above question.
If I have collected the right information, then the blogging started somewhere in 1997. However, it was only from 2000 onwards, that it has become more popular. I am with Blogger. I have been visiting different blogs sites on Wordpress, Typepad etc. I have found that most of the bloggers have started this activity in 2005. I have particular choice for selecting a blog. Most of the time it is an academic blog or a blog relating to issues of history. Therefore, my observation may have only limited truth and validity. Secondly, it is mainly an observation which has not been authenticated by any established research model. Anyhow, I now have this impression that there are more bloggers since 2005. In case of my favourite blogs, I have found that many of them have started blogging only in 2006. It may suggest that blogging is catching up. In case of most popular blogs in my favourite category, they are started in 2006. Well, it is again an opinion on the basis of general observation. There is no concrete methodology adopted to reach that conclusion.
As I understand the blogging is working as a source of catharsis for many people. That is the main motive behind most of the regular bloggers. Such bloggers are in one profession and their interest lies in different field. Somewhere, there is sense of dissatisfaction. They are not able to adjust with this arrangement in their lives. The blogging has given them an outlet to showcase their talent in other field. This gives a soothing effect when they indulge in the blogging.
In some cases, it shows that it has become their alter ego. They are pursuing it as if blogging is the only pursuit for which they are meant. The blogging introduces them to different people from different regions. They showcase their talent. They receive back feedback through comments and references. They again come out with more work on their blog with greater force. They are very particular about the display of their blog. They are very particular to respond to the comments which they receive and make it a point to respond to them.
There are people who are undertaking blogging as a mission to promote some of their views and thinking. They promote one particular language. They promote some particular cause. Some of them are really contributing to the society by such a type of activity. I have learned Hindi blogging through such types of crusaders headed by Debashish.
Another set is just treating it as a general journal or a personal diary. They are very regular. For them also, it is turning out to be a source of catharsis of hidden desires.
Somewhere, I feel, that many bloggers feel that they have a writer hidden in them and they can win Bookers or Nobel Prize. They come out with whatsoever they consider as the best in the literature. Well some of them are really good. Some of them really deserve some prize for the literary work which they have brought on the cyberspace.
There are those people who are related to computer sciences. They are more productive. They are discussing such things which are bringing changes on the internet also. I am not conversant with this field. I am totally illiterate in the field of computer sciences and the Information Technology. I am not in a position to categorize their activity. It seems that they are definitely talking something substantial. One this is sure, they are more fertile and productive.
Those who indulge in political talks are also there. I am not interested in them. There are many of them. They are the people who make more noises and get recognized. I am with history and we history people just call them as our small siblings who are growing into brats. That is other thing that along with money, it is the field of politics which matter more than anything else. It is the case with sex sites also. I do not apologize for having clubbed sex blogs with politics.
However, by now, blogging is not being taken as seriously by the rest of the human community. Sometime, they definitely make waves. But, on the whole, the human community just treats them as a hobby of those who have luxury of time. They are not taken seriously. The rest of community has not given must importance to Internet. The Internet is considered as a good source of information. What kind of information is available on Internet? Is it authentic or not? Who are the people who place the information on Internet? How actively is the information updated? Is the information a knowledge in itself? All such types of questions are not given any importance.
Blogging as such is the next revolution. It is a revolution far greater importance than the printing of books or Gutenberg type printing which brought the Renaissance. I can declare this thing because I am student of history. I consider blogging as more important than nano technology which is the next generation activity. Blogging is here and will soon come up as the biggest and substantial thing in the field of knowledge. It is the thing which will make Internet more meaningful.
However, I still wonder that why the people blog!
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