What we're doing when we blog- Hourihan

Author of "What we're doing when we blog" Meg Hourihan gives her opinion of blogging without bashing it in an obnoxious way. Many people are quick to criticize blogging, but Hourian recognizes that blogs are as unique as the people who write them. One thing all blogs do have in common though is the format. Hourhian makes a valid point that whether you are blogging about other blogs with negative comments, or simply blogging about our personal life, you are still using the same format and encounter the same options of sharing. Although blogs were originally started as an online diary, they are now a business tool. For example, a celebrity blog could easily endorse any product, creating free advertising. Many celebrities are given free products in order to be seen with them or discuss them to gain exposure. 

Blogging can be used in a matter of ways, and as Hourihan puts it, "As with free speech itself, what we say isn't as important as the system that enables us to say it."