Blog is a discussion or information providing site on Web. It enables people to share their views, opinions, and interact with a large number of people. Blogging is fascinating; you can share your views with the entire world in a matter of seconds and helps in creating awareness and forming public opinions. Blogging has become everyone’s favourite, be it Celebrities, News Reporters, Business man or a common student.
Rise of micro blogging sites like Twitter has added to its popularity. Wordpress.com, Weebly.com etc are some of the various alternatives available on the Internet which are free and has commendable privacy options and therefore considered safe and convenient to share stuffs in the virtual media. People can express their likes, dislikes and opinions faster and can effectively exercise their Right to expression. It is used by politicians for campaigning and informing people about their agendas. It can be used by commoners to express their agreement, contempt, pity for anything that is happening in the world. The addiction towards internet and the zeal to write has also added to its prevalence. It has become a favourite hobby for people and it provides a sense of satisfaction to the people. For instance , in the movie Julie and Julia, the protagonist takes up blogging to share her cooking recipes with the world and it creates a sense of self worth in her. One can blog between lunch breaks, journeys, before sleeping; anytime one wants to. One can maintain diaries, enumerate instances and stories and can store it in the World Wide Web in a chronological order. Many people have taken up blogging to meet people of shared interest and share their experiences with them, while some have just taken up blogging because it is so in vogue. Whatsoever the reason is, Blogging has indeed become the most popular form of self expression now.