To me, blogging has always seemed to be a waste of my time and energy, yet when I discover interesting blogs I can sit and read for hours. The Sartorialist, Style Salvage or even a blog from my high school peer called Yeahfilms can sustain my attention for large part of the day and distract me from the important things I should be focusing on. This realization only occurred to me when I became aware of the fact that I too would be writing publicly, emanating my own thoughts and feelings about given topics.
It was very easy for me to set up a blog but the hard part is applying yourself. Investing time into posts is extremely important because followers don’t want to feel as though they are reading work that is rushed and not thought out. Blogs are not only for expressing your feelings and ideas but also for connecting with other people who have an opinion about your piece of writing. The difference to me from a regular blog to an academic blog is that fact that we are commenting on important topics and situations rather than spewing out information that we feel is relevant to society today. Taking on the task of writing a blog also gives me the title of a public figure, yet I don’t feel as though I’m affecting the public sphere. Maybe if I become a blogging sensation with thousands of subscribers I would feel as though my writing is adding to the public sphere but for now I’m satisfied making a few people rethink their own opinions.
As I write, I wonder if anyone will be captured by my blog and taken away from whatever issues are going on in their lives. Will it be an escape where readers will get caught up in the debate over net neutrality? Or, will it simply be another piece of information that will be ignored.
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