Everyone is entitled to personal opinions about blogs, and blogs have both positive and negative publicity. Many people who only have exposure to the personal journal sort of blogs, tend to have the impression that they do not have anything to learn from blogs and that it is a waste of time. However, others, who take the time to explore various blogs, and observe the various ways of writing, tend to think that blogs have more to offer than traditional publications. Take the speaker, Scott Rosenberg in the video below for example. He is addressing 10 common myths about blogging, and gives his opinion of it.
There are other situations where, in the case of fashion blogs, food blogs or the such, the writer acts as a critic. Often, these writers do not strictly follow proper netiquette. Their writing may come across as being defamatory to particular businesses or persons.
This is an instance where the difference between blogs and traditional publications stands out. In traditional publications such as newspaper articles, the writer should not openly defame any person or business, and the article should be neutral and not opinionated in any ways. However, these blogs have a very opinionated style of writing, which may misguide the readers.
Readers may find this trend unacceptable at times. But then again, can we blame the bloggers for their individual style of writing?
