They're Everywhere

Once again, I must admit that blogs are infiltrating many aspects of our lives. I’m encountering blogs more and more in my everday life, and I'm not sure if it is because this class has opened up my eyes to the idea or if they really are everywhere. Although this post doesn’t directly relate to the reading for our class, it does certainly relate to the class and the topic of blogging. I was flipping through my People magazine yesterday when I came across the "Bachelor Blogger."
Jason Mulgrew, a 25 year old from New York City has a blog titled "Everything is Wrong with Me." In this blog, Mulgrew discusses his social life, which seems to be mostly disastrous. However, this isn’t your typical, run of the mill, "I want to discuss every detail of my boring life with you" blog. According to People magazine, Mulgrew’s site actually receives 10,000 hits a day. Funny how so many people are interested in reading about one man’s messed up social life.
This leads me to wondering. One, if Mulgrew can get this many people interested in his social life, shouldn’t it be so easy to get people interested in other amateur blogs that discuss actual issues and news. What is he doing that we need to be? Two, why don’t people care about their privacy anymore? Do they not worry that their boss, mother, friends, or even future partner or spouse may read these things? I think people use the power of the Internet without taking into consideration the possible consequences of that power. Three, why do I keep seeing blogs everywhere I turn?