Blogging...

it has just occurred to me that i really enjoy blogging. previous to keeping this blog i had another one which was just a general diary. it got me thinking. why blogging is so popular? why is it enjoyable? and how is it different from keeping a written diary?

i think perhaps, like a hand written diary, the process of recording your thoughts can be cathartic and help you organise and reflect on ideas, information and emotions in a more considered way than if these thoughts were running around inside your head. it also initiates me to ask more questions... quite like i am now i suppose! it also helps you make connections between things and stimulates further enquiry.

like now, i am wondering if anyone has conducted research into why people enjoy blogging. I've read some research studies into what people blog about but it never mentioned why they blog. and surely people blog because they enjoy it. (well unless you are forced to. no doubt some students on this course curse the fact they have to make regular posts, lol).

i shall google scholar it!