My experience with blogs is very limited. I have heard this expression before but I did not really know what it meant. After reading through the given material I was able to get a better grasp on the subject.
Personally, I thing a blog is a kind of bulletin board in the traditional meaning, just applied to the virtual world of the Internet. Thus, I consider a blog to be a personal platform to share and discuss matters of relevance, express your emotions and opinions on certain topics and finally it seems to be also a handy method to self-display yourself. There are various ways to self-display you. For instance you can upload pictures and songs, and sometimes even create your own slideshows and videos. Some potential examples of more trivial or common blogs would be facebook.com or myspace.com. Additionally, a blog can also feature discussion forums on different topics ranging from general topics to more controversial ones. Finally, I believe a blog can even be a great tool to stay in touch with friends and family. One of my female friends in Germany created her own travel blog which she is using while traveling around the world to continuously update her friends and family about the latest news and adventures on her various trips. While for her this blog is more of a personal journal in order to keep precious traveling memories alive and visual, we, her friends always receive the latest news and can comment on her entries.
Summarizing my thoughts on web blogs, I must say that when used appropriately they can be a very beneficial tool for communication and exchange of dialog.
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