Impact of Blogging

Web Logging or Blogging as it is called today is the electronic form of journaling. I remember as a child in grade school we were to keep journals in our English class to document our experiences or thoughts day to day. Now what was once a simple assignment has now evolved in to a media outlet where any one can write or comment about their thoughts and feelings for the world to see.

When you think about it and know that someone is reading your words and thoughts, it's amazing and also a little weird. But this is life as we know it! People blog to voice their feelings or concerns and allow others to share in their passion. To a degree words have power if you are compelling enough to write a moving speech about equal rights or laws.

This simple yet effective and large forum allows my voice as well as others to be heard where if I wanted to gather some people to rally and spark a change I have a free stage to do it. I can reach people across the world just by clicking "publish" and in an instant my message has gone viral. Not to mention the ability to use this forum to help those in need of encouragement providing kind words or expressions to uplift someone's spirits.

Blogging has made such an impact on society that people and even companies use it, but just under 140 characters. Here I am referencing Twitter an the new fascination Instagram. Although Instagram is just reaching being mainstream and involves photos being snapped at the time, Twitter has become the accepted medium of the two. Companies and individuals use Twitter to advertise, promote, report, and comment on various subject matters. Depending on your usage, like Blogger, people can "follow" you to see what new comments you will make. If you are intriguing and sort of a big deal, people will hang on your every word waiting for the next post.

Bringing it back to the impact of blogging, this medium allows us to express ourselves freely with no reservations. We can say what we want, how we want due to freedom of speech.  With this platform we stand on we can either spark change or create controversy. The choice is up to the writer and what he/she publishes.