While opinions vary among Sweet Briar students about blogs, the main consensus is that ultimately, blogs are “un-cool.” One student who chooses to remain anonymous says, “Blogs are for forty-year-old weirdoes who live in their mom’s basement and are too scared to venture into the real social scene.” Another source, Dena Gillespie says that blogs are “greatly overused” continuing on to say she’s not interested in reading things that say, “‘oh, I put on a shirt today!’” which Gillespie feels like many blogs have come to address.
Then why are blogs so popular? Sophomore Adella Robinson believes this popularity can be attributed to people’s desire to be known; “People want to have their voices heard, and sometimes blogging is the only way they can see it done.” However, when asked if she would ever create her own blog, Robinson replied, “Definitely not.”
http://www.blogworldexpo.com/ provides an outline of information on blogging and blog users:
These statistics suggests that blogging is not only nationally and internationally popular, but also that viewing blogs is widely practiced. Maybe Sweet Briar students simply aren’t following a trend, or are they? Facebook, in many regards, is a form of “trendy” blog, as you are able to write notes and have an extensive profile, and how many people at Sweet Briar have a Facebook? Perhaps what matters is what it is called.
As a blogger, by class requirement, not by choice, I have grown to like the thought of publishing my opinions and thoughts. However, the day I start publishing, “I put on a shirt today!” will hopefully be my last.
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