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Writing a blog, also known as a Weblog, has been around for quite some time now. This

trend really started to take shape in the late 1990’s. Looking back at how far blogging

has come and all the impacts it has made on technology today are so immense. There are

many different ways to use blogging which can include, Political aspects, Educational

Aspects, Personal Reasons, Business, Art, Music, Etc. Writing about a variety of topics is open to the public.

Blogging in one sense, is an online diary, it’s a safe haven (while using a pen name) while sharing thoughts and secrets openly without anyone knowing who the writer is.

Blogging is an everyday, anytime utlet, for millions of people. It is important to know who the audience is and who the blog is geared for. While there are different types of blogging there are also pro's and con's as well.

Political Blogging
Political blogging is used by politicians who are currently running, or already hold

some sort of position in politics. These are helpful to both the blogger and the reader

because it gives the politician a chance to tell their audience important news and informaion. As

part of the audience, it gives the audience a chance to read what they are writing, in order to get

more knowledge about the inside scoop of these politicians.

Educational Blogging
Educational Blogging can be used in many ways. Teachers can create blogs about topics

they are covering, a daily or weekly blog about assignments or updates, or blogs with

daily writing prompts or do nows. There are many ways an educator can use blogs to not

only add technology into the curriculum, but also enhance the classroom.

Personal Blogging
Personal Blogging has such a vast amount of topics that could be written about. Do it

yourself projects, music, movies, art, parenting, relationships, or just everyday things are

some of the few topics that are blogged about. There are many positive aspects to this

type of blogging. Making a pen name allows the author to be completely open with whatever

topic they deem interesting and would like to write about, without the fear or people knowing who it is that is writing. Whilst there

may be some negative feed back, people still see blogging as some what of a safe

haven, or an area to vent or just be free to write.

Cons of Blogging
This listed website has a few outlooks to the pros and cons of blogging. One major con

with blogging that is not listed, however is cyber bullying. Cyber bullying can happen

to anyone, of any age, race, gender, religion, etc. Freedom of speech allows both the

author and the audience to say what they want to. Common courtesy and respect are to be

assumed, however not everyone follows the mannerisms of online blogging.