Welcome to the Blogosphere

As a Mass Communications major, it has been pretty much instilled in my brain that I need to have a blog. I need to have a twitter, a facebook, a flickr, a (insert name of social media service I've never even heard of). No, I don't need to have my name associated with 140 characters of "I'm going to class" or "I am sleeping." I need to have a website of some sort to display my work, ANY work really, to get my name out there. I apparently should have been blogging years ago. So alas, I have caved. Welcome to the world of my thoughts.

I think I never started a blog up until now because frankly, I didn't think anyone really cared about what I had to say. And most of you reading this may not, and that's okay too. I feel as I progress in my studies that I should have a lot to say about the things happening in the world. Every day I spend at least an hour on CNN brushing up on the news of the day. Instead of just reading a story, I now find myself analyzing why that story is in the news, why it was written in the manner it was, and for most of them how public relations was a factor. It's a very interesting change of perception. I am beginning to look at Twitter and Facebook in a whole new light. I shouldn't just use the social media outlets to "creep" on my friends, or post quirky comments to make people laugh. I should be figuring out how these outlets work, how they profit, and how companies are using them in 2010.

I can't guarantee that will be all I'll write about though. If you know me, you know I have a lot to say and I'm not shy about saying it. It's interesting to me now that most people I know don't have some sort of blog. Who doesn't need a page to just sort out their thoughts and figure things out? Or a place to post on a topic and have a discussion with others?

ARTICLE OF THE DAY:
My number one concern with starting a blog is my number one concern with any writing project: Writer's Block.  IBM has created a tool called Blog Muse, which allows users to suggest and vote on topics they think a blog should address.Read more about it HERE.