I read the interview of Trine-Maria Kristensen as delivered by Rebecca Blood and I've drawn from it a new perspective on blogging. For one, it isn't just what teens do when they want to rant about their ex significant others over the internet for all others to see and agree with. This small change alone was significant to me, but Trine-Maria's uses and feelings toward blog are enlightening as to how I may have taken to blogging. She was confused and quite unsure of herself, but it ended up being rewarding for her and I think that I could benefit from that.
One, it wasn't easy and she tried and failed to blog once and only on the second try did she manage. The linking of blogs to get her voice out was sensible but not something that I would have immediately thought of. Also, she isn't a writer; she was intimidated by the task but even as a non-writer she managed to have a large weekly following.
The most important thing I drew from Trine- Maria's perspective on blogging is that she would rather have "15 loyal followers." opposed to "15,000 that didn't care about [her] or [her] blog.
Blogging is creative, challenging, and also connects people from all around the world, very smart people, in one network to share ideas. If ideas are what our society is structured upon then in conclusion, you have my permission to blog.
Fine post, De'Juan. I like the fact that you stress how the function of blogging is to connect people in a network to share ideas. That isn't how every blogger approaches it. Some blog writers see the blog as a static, one-way platform in which to showcase their writing for a passive reading public-- sort of like a magazine or newspaper that just happens to be digital. But I think those bloggers usually aren't very successful and they aren't much fin to follow.
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