Benefits of Blogging

1. I think blogging has helped me to grow as a writer. It has showed me that I can write whatever I want, and that sometimes it doesn't matter if no one is reading it, because it's just me getting my point across. I can give my opinion on things that normally, no one would even think of asking me about. I has broadened my horizons to see other types of writing. I think it was, overall, a good experience.

2. I don't really think that it has changed me as a writer. I have learned that writing doesn't always have to be a formal affair. I have been writing on this blog how I would normally talk to someone, just kind of a stream of consciousness. I have never done that before. It was a good experience. I was also fun seeing how other people expressed themselves on their blogs. It gave me new insights into people.

3. I think a blog is a good outlet for when I have something to say and I just want to get it out onto paper. And on a blog there is a chance that someone will actually read it, which is an exciting possibility. I think I may use it spontaneously, though probably not on a regular basis.

1. When you are blogging, there is the chance of other people reading it. People can comment on your blog, connecting you to the outside world, giving you feedback. This a good social benefit. You can talk to people all across the world. That is a pretty cool possibility.

2. I don't really think it has changed my relationship with other people in my class. I might have gotten to see other sides of people that I hadn't seen before, but none was so extreme that it changed how I think about or look at them. It was good to see these people as more than one dimensionally.

3. I think that on blogs people might show what is important to them, while in regular, everyday conversation, you might not learn about that side of them. So, I haven't really gained any relationships, but it may have expanded my already existing relationships.

1. We get all of our information about the world from the media. Therefore, their biases become ours. They have a great influence on us. As media becomes more available to the average American to influence, such as it has in blogging, media becomes more diverse and you can get any one's opinion online. it is an amazing thing.

2. Blogging is different because people can really and truly express themselves without having to be hindered by corporate sponsors. I think the role of the media is to get the information out to the people in the most unbiased way possible. In terms of getting the information out, blogging does a great job. However, it is not, by any means, unbiased. But with so many opinions available online, it is almost as good, because you can find different points of view on all subject matter.

3. To be honest, I don't really relate to the news media at all. I know I should stay informed and everything, but I just don't. I do feel like there is alternative to news media now, with blogging. I think that is a good thing. People need to get information in the way they feel good about and comfortable doing. If blogging is the way, that's great.

4. I would say that the only visible limitations that I can see in blogging is the fact that your message doesn't reach that many people. Usually, people don't just stumble across random people's blogs. Other than that, I think blogging is an unhindered form of media.