Blog Away Your Awkwardness

JOHNNY HUYNH, Staff Writer

In ye olden days, writing in a journal was an intimate practice. It was a way to “vent” the joys and emotional pains of the day, as well as keep track of ongoings in life, within the fallible privacy that is between loose notebook covers. On a computer, plug in the Internet and access a social networking site, and you have the tech-savvy perk of today: blogging.
Blogging still fulfills all the therapeutic benefits of journal writing. It is still a means to do something personal, to make time and expressively contemplate in a stressful environment.
The publicity is the most pretentious product for the archetypal blogger. In essence, a blog draws attention and self-promotion.
Although blogging lacks the same kind of privacy, its publicity may be its most beneficial aspect. Sometimes, whatever could not be expressed in person may be done online, while neglecting the fact that everyone with Internet access can see the content. However its discoverers’ reactions can be negative or positive. In an Israeli social study, socially awkward teenagers were able to use blogging as a stepping stone to building confidence and relieving anxiety.
One may find comfort in similar attitudes demonstrated by other bloggers.
Yet, there is a sense of connection and honesty that blogging brings to a crowd. The advantages are as numerous as the leniency that allows it more a multitude of purpose.