This is something I’ve been considering posting about for a long time, but just after filling out this survey, I’ll hold off on posting about it for a little while. However, if you’re a blogger, Darren Barefoot has setup this site to gather some information about folks like us.
Why do you blog? Why do I blog? Why does anybody? As the medium enters its pubescence, it’s a question that I wonder about all the time. I’ve talked about it with a lot of different bloggers, and everyone offers a different reason.
In February, I’m giving a talk called “Why We Blog” at Northern Voice here in Vancouver. In preparation, I’m launching this ad hoc survey to gather more opinions and voices from the blogosphere.
The survey is 16 questions, and hopefully won’t take you more than 10 minutes. I really appreciate the time you might take to complete it. As a token of that appreciation, I’m giving away a few prizes [whydoyoublog]
I know that I think about this topic a lot on a personal level. I can’t be the only one that drifts off to sleep at night while thinking, “why do I do this?” Still, whenever some one asks me this question, I have a hard time giving a solid answer. Once you start, it’s just hard to stop. And I’m just talking about blogging. Podcasting is a whole other topic, but not too far off the mark.
Rebecca and I are trying to get things in order to attend Northern Voice. Hopefully it will fit in the budget. There are some interesting sessions about podcasting that I wouldn’t mind dropping in on, and Travis is hosting a session on citizen journalism that would be cool to check out. We’ll just have to see if it’s in the cards.
Thanks for the linkage. Did you know about the travel bursaries at Northern Voice: http://2007.northernvoice.ca/nvbursary/submit?
You know, I was aware of this but not too sure if we would qualify. None the less, we might give it a shot. Don’t know until you try I guess.
Give it a try and see what happens.