Blogger

Creating this blog has been completely new for me, as I have no experience with blogging. Never having blogged before, I was thrilled to find how the program, Blogger, made the task of creating a blog, straightforward and comprehendible to non-advanced users such as myself. Blogger proved to be a simplistic program, that would walk me through the steps, from first creating my account, to posting and adding gadgets to enhancing the appearance of my blog. Blogger helped me to find a template and background for my blog that fit my personality, making it easier for me to personalize my blog. 


As I was creating my blog, I asked myself the following questions:
What are the advantages and disadvantages of blogs over other forms of information?
When exploring, I noticed that you can find blogs on almost any subject desired. Weather you are searching for social, personal, informative, etc. the possibility of finding a blog on the topic you are looking for is very high. The advantages of using blogs for information, is that through blogs you experience personal accounts of people all over the world. However, disadvantages of using information from a blog, is that it is not a reliable source. Blogs are someone's subjective point of view, without formal structure, or factual evidence.


What was the usefulness of the blogs i have previously viewed? 
By viewing blogs prior to creating my own, it helped me to get an idea of what the blogging world was all about and what makes a blog appeal to me and what does not. It also gave me the realization that blogs are widely used around the world by many different people for many different reasons. I viewed many blogs that were of particular interest to me such as fashion, celebrity gossip, television and movies. I found them personally useful because they explained the newest trends in fashion for the current and upcoming season, as well as exposed inside details to new and upcoming movies and television shows that are of particular interest to me. 


Why do people create and view blogs, and how are they useful?
People create or view blogs for several different reasons. Blogs are a form of social networking, and in today's society people feel the need to connect. Blogs provide people with an outlet. For many who may otherwise be voiceless it empowers them to have a podium. Through blogging people can discuss whatever they desire and experience blogs of all types. Some people create personal blogs, informing friends and family, and sometimes even complete strangers, of their current experiences and thoughts. Others create blogs for specific information on topics that people seek, to vent their personal frustrations, or for promotion of a business or band, etc.  Blogging makes the world a smaller, more connected place. 


Where could the blogging experience take me?
Anywhere & Everywhere. The possibilities of blogging seem endless, as I am able to reach around the globe and pick up any topic of my choice. 


How do i successfully create a blog that will attract viewers? 
I began creating my blog by first viewing other blogs and getting ideas of how the system works. I determined what i thought was appealing to viewers, such as the colours and gadgets found on blogs, topics discussed in the posts and what would appeal to different audiences. I took the ideas that i gathered from other blogs, and collaborated them into one to create a blog that I thought would be appealing. 

Who would be viewing my blog?

While searching other blogs, the ones that appealed to me most, as a female, simplistically displayed creativity and thought. Design and colour were important to the appeal, as well as the context and length of the blog posts. 

When did blogging become so popular?
Blogging has evolved over time since the beginning of the internet, though it didn't have a name, it took time to evolve to what it is today - a world wide web phenomena.