Why are we addicted to reading blogs?
Posted on June 7, 2007
Filed Under General
During the early days of the internet, I found myself passing work time through a slow AOL connection and reading discussion groups and usenets. Why did I read these? Because the content on these were submitted by readers and were updated daily.
Fast forward to the introduction of the web in 1994. Most webpages were static, once you read them that was it. They were updated maybe once a month. As the web evolved the news sites like Yahoo & MSN had daily updates. But reading the news gets old and it’s not really that captivating.
Blogs can be like ongoing TV shows. They can be the source of many hours of reading. With the advent of blogs, we became exposed to literally millions of on-going real life stories posted by the everyday person. When reading these blogs, one gets caught in a life story. We get to read about what other people are doing as they do it. Best of all, we can comment and make suggestions and actually make a difference. It’s like reality TV that interacts with you.
It’s no wonder that people are addicted to blogs. They have great un-edited content. They have new posts daily. You can interact directly with the author. And there is a blog for every subject in the world.
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Interaction plays a big roll, but there are a lot of people who never interact and are still addicted. I think it’s because they can find content that really really interests them, which is much tougher in a pre-blog or offline world.
I agree, it’s the interaction, but also the meeting of new people….I like to learn other people’s points of view…if I agree, I may blog about it….
There’s something about finding people who have like experiences as your own, even if you’re not willing to put yours out there for the world to see. Or, knowing that you’re not alone in your struggle.