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The bulk of this advice focuses on writing, which is generally at the heart of weblogs. All of them are obvious yet often ignored, to the detriment of both the readers and the writers. They�re aimed at people trying to improve the general appeal of their weblogs, but folks writing privately for friends and family might also find them useful. We�ll begin with an example. The professional writer writes: New York is magnificent in spring. The amateur writer writes: I know this is a clich� nowadays, especially after 9/11, but I live in New York, which is much cleaner and safer now because of Giuliani, who really ought to be president after handling the crisis so well, and I know I�ve had some issues in the past with the mayor�s handling of the NYPD in regard to African Americans and his war against art involving sacred religious icons and feces (hello!? freedom of expression!?), but when all is said and done, New York, as maybe the best example of the �melting pot� etc. etc., is a great city, especially when it starts getting warmer and people go outside more, like around March or April. The amateur reads the professional and cannot bear the understatement. The professional reads the amateur, gives up after the word �nowadays,� and decides that he/she has been video�gamed to idiocy; the amateurs are hopeless; this new wave will be the last.

why read a blog The first weblogs pointed visitors to new web pages, and later blogs filtered the ever-expanding World Wide Web. This filtering is still one wonderful reason to read blogs today - you can discover exciting new websites and happen upon sites with hundreds of fascinating archived posts. Many weblogs are specialized newsletters. These can help you in your research, and will give you important news and obscure pieces of information that can round out any research paper. Another important reason to read weblogs is the state of the media today � corporate behemoths own the major outlets of our news and opinion and entertainment. The nanopublishing revolution of weblogging allows individuals an inexpensive and simple way to reach millions of readers. why write a blog Write a blog to express yourself. Write to tell stories. Write to share links and pictures and recipes and prayers and travel tips and love poems. Write well. �There are, in fact, rules � even online.� Dennis Mahoney writes in this essay to use precise grammar, good spelling and punctuation, clear structure and syntax. �Clarity is key.�