creative pollination
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The Blogosphere
Blogging has quickly become a social phenomenon. Its omnipresent nature and unfailing availability allows any Joe Schmo to create an internet forum. Whether or not this information is accessed is irrelevant: the principle is the same. We can each become our own glorified publisher. I could create a blog about my dog's sleeping habits, and people would read it! I know I'm not the only obnoxious dog owner out here.
When it comes to blogs, I steer towards www.TheHuffingtonPost.com and www.MotherJones.org. Both outlets are leftist, progressive organizations and appeal to idealists, environmentalists and people seeking unbiased truth. Though their content organizations are very different, the language in which their contributors speak is easy for me to absorb and interpret. My environmental writing course has also introduced me to a number of awesome publications such as www.TheScientificAmerican.com and www.CSMonitor.com.
The introduction of www.Technorati.com opened up a new access point to the blogosphere to me. The idea of having a solitary outlet for finding and exploring blogs makes it easier to navigate the multitudes of sources on the web.
1 Comments:
Unknown said...
Do you think that the range of forums online could lead to a more dynamic public sphere, or does all this fragmentation undermine the notion of "a public" come together?
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