Blogging: My Experience

A blog (a contraction of the term "web log") is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

This is the wikipedia definition of "blog." When I began blogging I was completely new to the idea. I knew little more than what this definition explains. To be completely honest, the concept of maintaining my own blog seemed a bit beyond my reach.

I had never thought that writing out my thoughts on the Internet was something that I would enjoy doing. I guess I was wrong about that. Through this experience I found that blogging can be fun and even a bit liberating. My blog became an outlet for self expression. If I felt a certain way on a subject I could express these emotions.

Keeping my blog was not always an easy task. I admit I ran into some trouble when trying to add pictures and links, but after working with it a bit, it got easier. It was not always practical to write a blog every week, sometimes I had to skip weeks and double up on others. But all in all it was a good way to keep track of my thoughts on mass media and the different issues I encountered pertaining to this subject. I'm not sure if it is something that I will continue to do, but it was a fun experiment. The sense of accomplishment I felt after I posted a blog was amazing.

When I heard in class that the film makers of the Glocal Scene documentary had found some of our blogs, it was the first time that I realized that my blog was out on the Internet, open to the public. This was a fascinating concept to me. The people that I wrote about could possibly see my views. This helped to completely change what I believed about the way our media system works in relation the the audiences. Before this point I had never thought that the average person could reach other media creators. But now I can see that this is in fact possible.