Opinion of a Blogger Newbie

Having my own blog is something that I did not really see in my future. You never really expect to have blogging as a homework assignment and I never really thought that I would have a reason to blog. Well times change, and now I have eight blog posts out for the world to see. I think that this is the most challenging part about blogging, knowing that basically anyone can read whatever I write. In many ways I think that is one of the good reasons that blogging exists. It allows your audience to be anyone on the internet. When has something you have written ever been available to anyone you want? I think that the most surprising part about my blogging is that what feels like the hardest part is also surprisingly easy. When I post a blog it’s weird knowing that it’s out there on the web for anyone to read. But it’s so inconsequential, very few people read it. I think that everyone who blogs has this ideal of a great amount of people reading everything that they say. But I think (and I hope) that very few people really go around just reading blogs. This kind of makes the whole anyone can read what you say a little obsolete.

I think that doing all of this blogging has really changed how I use and look at the internet. The thing that changed my view the most was when we logged our internet hours. I realized that while I probably do use the internet more productively than some people who use the internet, I still am on Facebook and entertainment based sites a lot. It really makes me wonder about what I’m spending my time on. I also wonder about how the internet has become the main social medium. Any other form of media can be found on the internet. It’s almost scary to think what might happen if we suddenly didn’t have the internet anymore. I think that while the internet can be productive in many ways and bring about positive change, it must also be used with caution. You don’t want the internet to take over your life, and keep you from experiencing real life. So while using the internet for reading and writing, whether it is for educational or recreational purposes, can be very productive, we can’t lose the other forms of reading and writing.