Blogosfäär

This week's exercise: Descrbe the possible blogging motives and give examples.

 There are lot's of reasons why people can blog, but most of them can be put into categories, described below.
Fun. This reason can be for a lot of youngsters. They can be doing this because their friends do it also, they are bored or they just want to experiment in this area. Teenagers may want to start receiving money from their posts, but mostly that is not the case. They post random pictures about themselves, their lunches or pets.
Money. Greed motivates us to do many things. There are a lot of top and professional bloggers who are paid to do reviews to keep the conversation going. Good examples of this can be blogs about technology, like http://www.engadget.com/ and http://gizmodo.com/ who do just that. There are a lot of affiliate tools like Google's AdSence, that pays for placing ads directly into the blog. After all, it's not such a bid idea to earn a couple of euros for sharing your views with the world. We can't deny that some extra cash is always welcome.
Public relations. A lot of companies, especially start-ups, start blogging to reveal themselves or their products or services. An example of that can be either http://www.ignite.ee/display/IGNITE/Blog or http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
For a cause. The digital revolution has allowed people to promote their causes and connect with the like-minded. A lot of blogs can be found from the people of Libya, who are asking help in fighting for their freedom, or, for example, from the people of Japan, who wrote blogs asking for medical help after the earthquake hit them in April 2011.
Desire to become an author. Some people want to write and publish their book(s). But this is quite a long and expensive process. First you must find a publisher, market the book and wait for reviews. But with blogging this goal can be reached almost instantly and without spending any extra cent. Just get your laptop, write down your feelings and click the 'Publish' button. Soon enough people will read the blog, write reviews and give feedback.