The Complex Nature of A Blog

In a world dominated by Facebook, Twitter, IPads, and blogs we often begin to ask ourselves, "What have we come to?" And sometimes this is probably a valid question to ask.

As we study the nature of our information-enlightened society, we discover that there are strong and weak points of everything we find so useful. Here are some of those points:

STRONG POINTS

* Information can be obtained instantly. There has never been a time in history when people had so much access to so much information.

* Blogs enable people to interact with others.

* Good and valid information is always an asset to a society. These communication tools are great for getting the most information out as easily as possible.

* It encourages dialogue among the people in our society.

* It helps us learn minute facts about all kinds of things, events, and people.

WEAK POINTS

* Too much information can sometimes be damaging to people's reputations and businesses.

* In the blogging world, people can say most anything they want (both positive and negative) and then post "anonymously" or use some fake name.

* Untruths can be passed off as truth as there is very little verification in today's world.

* People's entire personalities can change negatively when they are allowed to post anonymously on Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.

* Vast amounts of information and pictures can desensitize us to the plight of society.

As the owner of this blog I always try to keep these points in mind. I do not print things without first-hand knowledge of people who are reputable and trustworthy and I do not print comments that are obscene. There are many times when the comments we receive are so vulgar and obscene that noone in their right mind should print them or encourage that kind of behavior. I try to give posters as much leeway as possible but sometimes anonymous posters just cross the line of what is right.

But in the BLOGGING WORLD I think we have discovered that its a wonderful tool when used properly. Sometimes its funny, sad, sarcastic, informative, confrontational, encouraging, discouraging, and controversial--but let's all remember that when its said and done, its still just a blog...