Personal blogs.

Blogs are short form of web logs. Personal blogs are places where people can write either diary entries which can be read by other people or observations upon which people can comment. Blogs are a good way of communicating information that is not filtered so oppressive countries cannot entire take away you right to information. On a funnier note, blogs are mainly read because they present funny perspectives and/or perspectives that do not occur to you the first time.

As with all things, there are advantages and disadvantages of blogs. One advantage of having blogs is that it is very easy to start a blog and it is just as easy to keep updating the blog. So blogs can be used by people who are not very good on computers too. Also, blogs provide an excellent place to test your writing skills and journalists who write in blog can have space to fully say what they want to say; in a newspaper, journalists have to keep in mind the amount of space they have on the page for writing the article. Another advantage would be that when there are wars or when the country you live in censors the news and do not allow you to express yourself, blogs come in really handy as on blogs, these people can communicate important pieces of information and let the rest of the world know what is going on. The biggest advantage of blogs is that it is free and so you are able to post anything and however much material you want.

However, the fact that it is free can invite people to post wrongful information and mislead people. Another disadvantage would be that people usually write everything that is happening in their lives on personal blogs. This could lead to cyber stalking, getting fired, not getting a job and losing friends. Cyber stalking can be really stressful on a person and this stress could prevent people from having better lives. Also it could mean bigger problems like rape, kidnappings because of the information you have given in your blog. Your opinions and the information you give on the blog could prevent you from getting a job as prospective employers could get put off by your blogs. You could also get fired for writing material that your current employer does not approve of like degrading your company or sharing confidential information on the web.

Personal blogs are a good way of expressing your opinions and/or providing different perspectives on everyday things but these blogs should be written carefully, keeping in mind the dangers of posting sensitive information on the web. Blogs are a fun way to improve your understanding of language and sharing information but you have to be careful about which information you share. If used properly blogs can help a lot of people, for example, a blog written by a motivational speaker or a blog by a relationship expert on how to handle your relationships.