While reading Fred Wilson’s blog today about Live Blogging, he ended his post with this comment:
Blogging has a reputation as an ego centric activity for people who want to be heard. And that is certainly true and a big motivation for many people who do it. But blogging can be valuable in many other ways.
I often get in conversations with people as to why i blog. To many it’s viewed as pure a vanity project. I’ve found that putting my ideas and thoughts down for others to read is a great way to stimulate conversation and “talk” with friends but to do so by;
- allowing them to jump in at their leisure. After they see the movie or read the book that i’ve written about or if they finally get a moment when they’re bored at work.
- not requiring them to participate. They can read and process but unlike email they don’t have to respond unless they want to. I’ve noticed that many of my friends will read my blog, never comment but will bring it up with me weeks or months later. I love this. We’re talking but in a turn-based way. I’m just always making the first move
- making the conversation to be public – anyone can join.
I love it for these reasons. I don’t really care how many people read it or if anyone at all reads. Sometimes i like to just get my thoughts down on paper so they’re organized and stated and i can forget them.
Why do you blog? What do you like about it?
