P9: Reflection

I think the most challenging part of working with these posts has been learning the format and finding what style to write in. After tinkering with Blogger and becoming comfortable with writing on the Internet, I found that it's often harder to start a blog than it is to finish it. I like that blogging allows for a stream of consciousness but that it also is easily edited and revised. I think that it allows fro a more fluid type of writing and have enjoyed doing this informal type of writing for our class. 

I was surprised by how many bloggers there are out there. It seems that the blog world is one I have barely tapped into and that there are some pretty influential writers out there. I had previously only looked at blogs for fashion like Fashion Toast or The Sartorialist, which had minimal text on them. However, I have kept up with Tavi Gevinsson, a teenage fashion blogger, whose career has skyrocketed and am now realizing how influential blogging can be. A 13-year old can now launch herself into the high fashion world, merely through posting on a blog online. I'm interested in possibly finding other blogs to follow that would suit my interests and have a bit more text.

My attitude towards writing on the Internet has changed in that I now actually know something about writing on the Internet. My experience with blogs was pretty limited and it's been interesting to see that there really is someone writing about everything you can think of on the Internet. I think that the Internet is an incredibly important tool for our generation and that the way our writing influences it and vice versa is also an important thing to recognize.