Mike Whitebear on pro-blogging:
When you hear the word “blog,” I certainly hope you don’t think someone just mispronounced the word “log.” As some people can most certainly tell you, “Blogging” has become part of our lives in one way or another.
For those of you who live under a rock, move out. For those of you who don’t know what “Blogging” is, then here’s a quick explanation. “Blog” is actually a shorter term for “Web Log,” which is what people use in place of an actual diary or journal. It’s very convenient, and in some ways, much more useful than a real diary/journal. There are many sites on the interweb that allow you to create your own blog, such as Xanga, LiveJournal, and MySpace.
So how exactly is a blog more convenient than actually writing things down? It’s simple. When you write in your normal, boring diary, you always have the unpleasant downside of losing said diary. It gets worse, as someone you don’t know (or even worse than that: someone you know) could read it. Then you get embarrassed, and then you soil yourself, or get in trouble because you used your diary as a hitting device on the person who found it. It’s a very bad situation either way.
With a blog, the only way that someone could read your entries is if they know your password, or if you allow them to take a looksie. Every blog site has a feature that allows other people’s blogs to be viewed by other people. It’s a good feature, and it’s a great way to keep in touch with friends, since you can also comment on other people’s entries of the day. It’s all good, any way you look at it.
If you’re still trying to think of a good reason to create a blog, then here’s one more before the article ends: Peer Pressure. I mean, come on, everybody’s doing it!
Liezl Laurel on the cons of blogging:
The definition of “blog” is to author an online diary or chronology of thoughts. Your thoughts are available for everyone to read which some might see as an invasion of. You have your MySpace, LiveJournal, Friendster, Xanga, and so much more. Bloggers post their feelings about their day on the net and send information to everyone that they have updated their blog, which leads to annoying emails which are spam. Who wants a bunch of never-ending emails about updating blogs and assume that I should read them? I don’t. Blogging is just another term for spamming. Instead of sending me useless emails bloggers send me useless emails about their thoughts. No one wants a bunch of bulk mail taking up space in there inbox.
The source of blogging is from the websites. You go online and start networking accounts were you could invite people and be friends. The people you invite are already your friends. You practically see them everyday and tell them how your day was. Now you pester them with the notices in there accounts they don’t want. They don’t want to leave a comment on your page; it’s a waste of time.
By blogging you vent your thoughts also to complete strangers you met online, but you never talked too. Why do you want people you don’t even know read about your life? Sometimes bloggers reveal their problems and dark secrets online. It doesn’t make sense! You don’t need to tell everyone in the world how you couldn’t get your way and now you’re pissed about it. The strangers don’t care; they just want more friends on their friend account. Blogging makes you look like you have no friends so you have to tell people online about it. In other words, you are locked in your tiny little room with nothing else to do except be pissy about the world.
Overall, blogging is a waste of your time and everyone who you force to read them. The public doesn’t need spam, and you don’t need to waste time trying to type all your life out when no one really cares about it.