Comments on: Navel gazing predicts blogging behaviour http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/why-do-people-blog/ ...what's inside my head? Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:35:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Andrew Boyd http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/why-do-people-blog/#comment-6069 Andrew Boyd Mon, 17 Sep 2007 09:42:10 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/why-do-people-blog/#comment-6069 Hi Matt, I think that it is the external validation of the internal self that drives blogging - whatever the sub-category of motivation, we seek to prove that we exist. The search for esteem is ultimately a form of introspection. Cheers, Andrew Hi Matt,

I think that it is the external validation of the internal self that drives blogging - whatever the sub-category of motivation, we seek to prove that we exist. The search for esteem is ultimately a form of introspection.

Cheers, Andrew

]]> By: Ufe Jon Ploug http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/why-do-people-blog/#comment-6049 Ufe Jon Ploug Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:07:30 +0000 http://magia3e.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/why-do-people-blog/#comment-6049 I think we need to categorise different types of blogs. Looking at Technorati, I find the top 5 blogs: Engadget, Boing Boing, Gizmodo, Techcrunch and Huffington Post. First of all, 4 out of five are for geeks. Secondly, they are all more than just blogs - they are practically news sites. And they can be big business. So for the really succesful blogs (and possibly a lot of the unsuccesful ones), blogging has a much more down-to-Earth background: to sell ideas (and thereby personally profit) or generate add-based income. I think we need to categorise different types of blogs. Looking at Technorati, I find the top 5 blogs: Engadget, Boing Boing, Gizmodo, Techcrunch and Huffington Post. First of all, 4 out of five are for geeks. Secondly, they are all more than just blogs - they are practically news sites. And they can be big business. So for the really succesful blogs (and possibly a lot of the unsuccesful ones), blogging has a much more down-to-Earth background: to sell ideas (and thereby personally profit) or generate add-based income.

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