Even in the case of blogs like mine, that are online journals of a sort, the reality that regular posts of interesting material takes a fair amount of effort. When it becomes work, a lot of people quickly give up the idea of blogging. My blog has evolved over the past year of so, and I hope the quality of my posts is improving. Traffic has fluctuated between 150-400 visits per week. But as long as 6-8 people respond to each post by leaving a comment, I’m happy.

Blogging will continue to evolve and change. The most important function it performs, in my opinion, is providing a platform where people can express an opinion and feel like someone is hearing them. It also goes a long way to keeping the “traditional” media honest in their attempts to factually present a story. Because bloggers are often eye-witnesses to actual events, it’s not so easy for print and broadcast media to gloss over facts and not be questioned.