Move over Facebook!
“What’s on your mind?” asks Facebook. Well Facebook, many things are on my mind, most of which I imagine the rest of Facebook aren’t too interested in. That’s when blogs are handy. Blogs give you the opportunity to speak your mind with no character limit, and give the rest of the Internet the option to see it… No news feed with relentless statuses about your day (I’m still guilty of this despite having a blog – but still, you see my point).
Blogs are great though. I’ve probably been through loads, and never usually stick to them – but this one, my new one – I’m determined to keep up. This is because it’s not me moaning about my day – it’s my view on things that I feel are interesting, important, and things I can be cynical about. We all have a hidden cynic within us; I say unleash it into the world wide blogging web. It doesn’t make you self-righteous, it makes you inspired, and gives you your right to opinion and freedom of speech (cue patriotic music).
The website Blogspot (blogger.com) is interesting, because it allows you to flick through thousands, probably millions of other people blogs simply by clicking “Next Blog” – pretty self explanatory really. It really gives you an insight into all sorts of people’s thoughts, feelings, and life journeys. A large majority of the blogs, I find, are by parents with new children who blog about their experiences. Whilst it doesn’t interest me, I imagine it’d be very helpful and entertaining to other new parents.
So, next time you get the urge to rant all over Facebook, how about trying a blog… More space and also a design element if you know your HTML. What Facebook lacks, which previous social networking site Myspace still thrives on, is the ability to design your page, make it your own – blogs let you do this, and there’s some great design sites on the web which are easy to find.
If you’re interested, check out my blog blogspot.com/uninformedunicorn , and/or set up your own on blogger.com!
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