Reflection

When I first began my blog I was somewhat out of my comfort zone. I had never had one before or really thought about the definition of blogging. Now as i look back over these past several weeks I can appreciate why people do blog and can see the benifits of it especially with news and other information based blogs. They help communities come together and open up discussion to a much broader audience. They are a great asset to the internet and have taught me many skills, including how to easily and successfully create links to other pages and websites. The internet is ever elvolving and everything seems to be only a few clicks away. I discovered the usefullness of academic sites which talk about layout, design and structure, and was intrigued by the travel blogs i discovered. I was also fascinated by the amount of personal information and experiences that have made their way to the internet. There are so many supportive blogger sites for people, for example forums for cancer patients to discuss their battles, and give each other support and advice. These kind of sites are not just restricted to the patients either, there are forums for single mothers, spouses of alcoholics, or simply forums for fans obssessed with a show or band or celebrity. The internet has opened up communicational links which are just not possible through other mediums and have brought people together all over the world. Even sites like Facebook allow us to keep in contact with our friends where ever they are without having to write a million individual emails. Although I doubt I will continue to use my blog now this assignment has come to an end I will continue to network on Facebook and definetly continue to take advantage of other news and social blogs to stay connnected.