Are BLOGS a waste of time?

i started blogging at friendster.com, just a venue to release thoughts and feelings. a few months ago i discovered paid blogsites, so i tried it, but the site (the design) is so boring, like it's not maintained by whoever is managing it, so i lose enthusiasm. recently i joined blogger.com, and i'm starting to like it coz of the design. blogging is not really for readers, it's actually for writers, for venting. i write there for myself, not really to have readers. whatever payment i'd get from it would just be a bonus :)

oopps it is not a waste of time it helps us to know different topics like form blog only i have known mylot so blog has helped me very much in this so i cant tell it is waste

Blogs are not just about people's personal lives. They can be about other useful topics like health, computers etc. just like a website. You can check out the following blogs: www.simple-fix.blogspot.com www.foodasmedicine.blogspot.com www.easyhealth.fullhydblogs.com etc. hope you get the point.

Don't settle on too narrow a definition for blogs. Some are like diaries, others are something totally different. A blog is really a series of web pages that are layed out differently. People are busy creating new content everyday. I recommend you do some online searching and look through blogs. Many are most certainly not a diary.

no no ...i dont think so blogs are a waste of time ...but some are rarely a waste...but apart from those rare ones th others are not a waste of time

nop blog is like an online diary. where in you put your experience for the day or sometime you put things you like

I think some people write blogs as a form of self expression which is healing for many. I write a couple of blogs for that purpose. My brother and I have a depression blog called His & Hers at http://his-hers.ozzieblackcat.com I have one blog where I like to write my opinions or reviews about various products or services. Maybe writing blogs is a way of talking with the hope that someone will listen.

No...I don't think they are a waste of time. I have a couple of blogs. However..now there are many blogs and some even pay you to write. I have one of those...however I have not made much yet...I just like it because it helps get my work out there..and it is a good way to get things off your mind...and onto the page. I guess it is not for everyone..but blogs have become quite popular...

I can see your point and I have mixed emotions about blogs. From a writers standpoint, I can see and have felt the release from getting things out of your brain and onto a piece of paper. But at the same time, why not do this in a private area only you can see. However, I do have friends who live far away who blog and upload pics of the family so I can see what is going on and I would not miss that for the world.

I used to have a blog online, but eventually grew out of it. I found that after I spent so much time writing it, that I'd end up deleting half of it anyway. Poetry is so much easier for me. Nobody can tell if it's fiction or not. =)

no , not at all, there are many bloggs which are very interesting for example if you love to read phantom comics you can visit http://thecomicproject.blogsspot.com you can get hundreds of scan comics of legendary phantom (comic strip of the my childhood hero)

what is this blog man?

Well,Not really.As long as you like reading it.

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I'm an artist and I've seen stories and heard people say about how much success they have gotten from doing a blog. They would list their current works in progress on their blog. Many have actually sold paintings from their blogs. I'm actually thinking of setting up a blog for myself to see what happens. Problem is that I don't work on my art everyday sometimes. I take breaks now and then.

i thinkk that blogs could be usefull for someone going through something extreme in there lives who are somewhat isolated and alothough its like a diary they may like the feedback and sharing that comes with it if they are isolated. For myself its the same as you i really dont feel the need but when i was pregnant i probably could have done one just to say everything i was feeling (yup my husband probably go tired of hearing alllllll of it :) so it would have been nice to be getting all my thoughts and feeling about it out of my system but as opposed to an actual paper diary i would have felt that although i wasnt directly speaking to someone i was still being heard by people. So while i can understand the urge in some circumstances i definetly dont have it and really havent been bothered to read many at this point. +

i dont think so

I personally don't get into them. I think they originated to be a sort of personal thing but once others realized you could allow the world to look, became a big way to stand on your soapbox.

I only read blogs with topic that really interests me.

No dude, they're not a waste of time. Have you tried building your own blog? I mean, programming your own blog? I'm trying to show you that if you build something by your needs, general needs, it'll get useful and not a waste of time. Plus, they're not all the same. What matters is the content. I've seen a lot of well done blogs, with good info in it.