Blogging

Does anybody hate these internet crazes as much as me?99% are a load of crap-like that game where you have to beat 1 in a few billion odds and do a search on google which produces one result.Ive done it plenty of times,its easy.When i heard of the game i decided to give it a try-I got one in my second attempt.
Just my rant:)

Blogs work when someone has something to say for themselves AND is capable of writing something approximating decent prose.

Depends what you mean by "work".

In general I agree. Sometimes I do stop by someone's blog and read it through, because it's fascinating, well-written, insightful and thoughtful. This is, however, very rare, but let's call it "Purpose One" of blogging.

However, I do read several other blogs - mainly those written by friends of mine who I don't see IRL very often. It's a good way of keeping tabs of what they're up to and it keeps conversations fresh and interesting to have that insight into what's happening in their life. Lets call this "Purpose Two" of blogging.

I also maintain my own blog, albeit not very regularly. Some people know where it is, most don't. I'm quite open on it about stuff I wouldn't generally discuss, and as far as I'm concerned, it achieves what I want it to do even if nobody reads it - it gives me an outlet for things I write and an incentive to write. I've always found writing very therapeutic, and good for clearing my head about issues which were troubling me - a blog is a great way of organising that kind of process. There's Purpose Three... and even if that were incomprehensible to the rest of the world, as far as I'm concerned, it "works".