Sunday, April 25, 2010

blogging about blogs

Tomorrow I give my presentation in class about my experience as a blogger. Over the past four months, I've been researching blogs and posting on my own (this one). As I finish up my notes for my presentation, I've realized that doing this project has completely altered my opinion about both blogs and bloggers in two large ways.

1. I have great respect for anyone who keeps a blog. There is a great amount of dedication, passion and effort that acts as the foundation for these sites. I found myself struggling to post frequently which ultimately didn't make my blog as strong as it could have been. In order to keep a blog alive, I've realized that you must keep your viewers engaged and stimulated. This takes effort and a lot of it. It also takes a great deal of passion which is so apparent in each and every blog that I look at. So, to all those people out there who blog, I bow down to you.

2. I always questioned why people actually kept a blog if there was a chance that no one was even looking at it. Over the past few months, I've stumbled across a variety of blogs, including ones that have absolutely nothing to do with poetry. It's funny...I find the ones that aren't being written for an audience to be the best. Here lies the true feelings behind an anonymous person, one who you'll probably never meet. You can't get anything more real than that.

This project has come to a close. I no longer have to worry about posting on this blog. Want to know something funny? Even though there were times when I dreaded writing something to post on here, I really did enjoy this project. It opened my eyes to an entirely new world.

It's for that reason that I have decided to keep a blog of my own. I can't promise it'll be interesting or life-changing. What I can promise, is that it will be updated frequently :) http://taffetaandteacups.blogspot.com/

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