Blogosphere
blog·o·sphere/ˈblôgəˌsfi(ə)r/ Noun: The world of weblogs
Thank you, Google-fu for fairly quickly providing me the definition of a word that, until recently, I did not know we even needed a word for.
I have often blogged- I find the writing process to be therapeutic and can say things that I would otherwise not want to say- I can post nerdy things about whatever project I’m working on, I can rant about how I feel, and I can pretty much say or do whatever I want, which is part of what this topic will be about; but first, let me return to my point:
It was not until recently that I really stopped to consider the idea of a blogosphere: a web of interconnected blogs that not only provides feedback and helps generate interest, but is essentially a method of maintaining a desire to blog. Let’s face it, I know I’d blog more if I actually thought people were gonna read it. And I should probably go out and read more of other people’s blogs. There are a lot of opinions, ideas, and smarmy humor out there that I am woefully and- perhaps even more woefully- deliberately ignorant of.
I feel like I should make it a point to go out and become more of a part of my blogosphere. To that end, I’d like to point what readers I have to http://talesfromtheasteroid.com. The site is run by a good (though oftentime hotly disputed) friend of mine, named Dru.
Secondly, I’d like to make you aware of a personal issue that I have taken a whole ten minutes to research and that was brought to my attention. It’s called the PROTECT IP act, and it has some pretty serious consequences for the Internet here in America, and free speech considerations for the world as a whole. For more information, I’d like to point you at a couple of sites. I have plenty to say on this, but I would much rather point you to what information I have- to raise awareness- than to proselytize from a blog.
Thank you for your time.
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