The world of Blogging.

1. A blog is "a log of thoughts and writing posted publicly on the world wide web." Blog is a combination of the words web and log. There are many reasons that make a blog unique from any other types of writing such as: there is no need for retroactive editing and you can add hyperlinks to multiple sites and sources.
2. Sullivan compares a blog to many different things. A few examples that he refers to are: A ship's log, a book, daily writing vs hourly writing, a diary, and 'The New Republic'.
3. An advantage that a blog offers is that it can be published instantly. Another advantage to having a blog is that you can write about whatever you want and are not limited to any certain subject. One more advantage would be that it is completely free to do, and anyone can start their own blog.
4. Along with advantages, there are also disadvantages or consequences to blogging. Some of the consequences to blogging would be things like anyone being able to comment on your posts whether they are good or bad things; and if someone lies on their blog, it can be easily caught by using hyperlinks.
5. It could also be a good idea to use a blog in a writing class. The reason for this being that you have to express yourself the way you feel right then and once you post it, it's there for everyone to read it. You can then look back on it later and experience how you really felt at that time. Another good reason these are good for a writing class is because of the fact that people can comment on them. They can give you feed back and tell you what they think about it.