Introduction: Blogging Itself

Blogs, originally a part of the word ‘weblog’, is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. It is a regularly updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles on other websites.

Many blogs focus on a specific topic while others are more diverse, presenting links to all types of other sites. Others on the other hand, are more like personal journals, presenting the author's daily life and thoughts. Blogging is considered the most popular method of writing on the web. It's also an example of citizen journalism and self expression at its finest.

Meanwhile, before large-scale blogging platforms are considered to be one of the first true forms of blogging, dedicated sites for online personal journals and diaries already exist. Today, we use the mainstream terms ‘weblog,’ ‘blog,’ ‘blogging,’ and ‘bloggers’ but before, people who kept their online journals updated called themselves journalers, diarists or escribitionists.

In many cases, blogging is merely a hobby, but it is already evolving into a means of profit and moneymaking. The commercialization of blogs ranges from the inclusion of advertisements and other forms of promotional messages on blogs to the usage of blogs as promotional means to earn money. Thus, these days, blogging has become not only a communication tool but also a tool for making money.

However, as with most technologies, blogging have also been abused. Sedition is one of the most prevalent problems on the internet as many people think that the internet offers great anonymity, some show no regard for the feelings of others when writing posts on their blogs. Another issue is pornography which composed a large portion of the web. With the free hosting of photos and perceived anonymity, a number of bloggers post pornographic photographs or materials on their blogs. Spam blogs are also common nowadays. Just like spam email, they are an unavoidable irritation on the internet. They are composed entirely of meaningless posts designed to promote a company or product, or to waste space on any given server.