So I have never been the biggest fan of blogging. In fact, I often joke on close friends that blog about their personal lives on a daily basis. I mean these people would spill out their deepest darkest secrets continuously to people that I find even more ridiculous, the readers. What do you gain from reading the personal thoughts of someone you do not know? Attention? Probably. Tell me something interesting. I don’t care about the lasagna you ate last night.
Now don’t get me wrong, I do not mind certain blogs. For example, I am a communications major at Lee University in Cleveland, TN. I love this field. My emphasis is in public relations and I am passionate about just that; relating to the public. In this particular interest, I am blogging on WordPress to create discussions about communication technology and new innovations in our world. I want to have intelligent conversations that could possibly help me understand new technologies and how they are and how they are going to influence our entire society for many years to come.
I completely agree with you Ms. Rogers. I don’t find the slightest bit of joy or delight in finding out what someone ate for lunch, the moving they are watching right now, or the bad hair day they are having. I am obsessed with content and information in blogs. I like to get what I need ASAP.
I found this site that has some blog tips for writing good blogs.
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/12/30/tens-tips-for-writing-a-blog-post/
There are good blogs out there, they just don’t exist on myspace or facebook…
I like the brief exchange between the two of you (Natalie and Jordan). I tend to concur with your ideas. Natalie, I’m curious how blogging and other forms of social media are changing the way organizations build and maintain those mutually beneficial relationships. Would love to hear your thoughts on it.