In my opinion, blogs are really unique. Like any other form of social media, blogging has its pros and cons, but overall, blogging is versatile and accessible.
I personally don't read a lot of blogs on a regular basis. The blogs I do read are mostly the personal blogs of my close friends. I also enjoy reading some popular blogs, such as the classic FML or Texts From Last Night. Sometimes I like to read blogs about some of my interests like cooking or traveling. I tend to stay away from blogs that are more like the personal journal or soapbox of the blogger because I usually find them to be boring and annoying.
Blogs are neat because they can pretty much become whatever the blogger wants them to be. They can be diaries, a place for photographers to post pictures, business advertisements, or simply for entertainment. Blogs can contain a lot of variety within their templates and the format of their posts too. A blog post could consist of entirely writing with no pictures, or entirely pictures with no writing, or somewhere in between with a combination of writing and pictures. Blogs are also good because a blogger can post links, videos, or pictures from sites like Twitter.
I think the worst thing about blogging is the lack of credibility that goes along with it. Blogging is a form of online publishing written word. Because it's accessible to virtually anyone with computer and internet access, almost anyone publish their thoughts to the world. When someone creates a truly exceptional blog, with good information and unique content, their blog is still not going to be seen as an acceptable piece of writing because it is just a blog.
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