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How Influential is Blog in the Modern World
The word blog is shorthand for weblog, which is like the diary in the sense of the captain's log on a ship. The blogging phenomenon is said to have started in 1999. Slowly but surely, people, including the elite ones, are now discovering the importance of blog to their individual existence and to their social realms and political spheres. Truth be told, blog in general has become so influential that even the traditional and mainstream media have recognised its presence and threats to their own industry.
Majority of corporate names these days are starting to recognise this blogging phenomenon by creating websites in the hope of promoting their products and services. Many scientists, observers and analysts have made use of the contents and interactions among influential blogs to determine social trending or if there are coming paradigm shifts to their respective areas of expertise.
Aside from contents to inform, blogs also provide an avenue for alternative entertainment among people, which can be enhanced with photos and videos. Furthermore, blogging has become a form of additional income, if not the mainline, for numerous people. There are many ways to earn real money from blogging, including corporate advertising and pay-per-views. Moreover, the awesome thing about blog really is that the so-called people in pyjamas (or just about anyone) can already have a say on anything under the sun and be heard. A college dropout can persuade and influence the professionals for as long as he says his piece on his blog. It is up to the blogger how he is going to project himself online to make himself believable and reliable to the general public. For the ordinary people, they now have free access, through blogs, to commentaries and news analysis that are not so available before.
