Are blogs worth blogging about?

Blogging.
Until the early 1990's no one really had any idea what it was. There were services such as UseNet and Bix that offered online conversation through threads, but that was basically it. Now, with the advances in technology, blogging has become a worldwide phenomenon. Thus giving the opportunity for individuals to post almost anything. They can post be textual entries, pictures, and even videos. Bloggers can also comment on fellow bloggers entries. This has created an entire online community. We have created a blogosphere. From celebrities to juniors at New Trier High School, everyone has seemed to catch a ride on the blogging bandwagon.
Is the blog a form of progress for the world? I would have to say yes. I think that blogs are a technological success. It offers a way to connect with people. People you would never have interaction with outside of cyberspace. It strengthens our rights as individuals due to the fact that we can express anything we choose on our blog page. Most of these ideas we express are simplified and straight to the point. This causing a more generalized idea or one specific thought. It strays from a lengthy proving argument. It can therefore be argued that the blog can take away from a higher learning. David Carr, the writer of "Is Google Making us Stupid", had much to comment on this topic. He comments on the situations of his peers by stating, "The more they use the Web, the more they have to fight to stay focused on long pieces of writing. Some of the bloggers I follow have also begun mentioning the phenomenon." Carr explains that the Internet has caused people to avoid in depth reading, and instead lead us to skim through shorter texts such as blogs. Therefore making us less defined readers because we can no longer manage through long works of literature. It could be argued though that many people read more now than ever before. Different stories and thoughts are much more accessible now. Blogs offer a whole new assortment of reading that even a library shelf cannot offer.
In Carr's article he also states, "Even when I’m not working, I’m as likely as not to be foraging in the Web’s info-thickets’ reading and writing e-mails, scanning headlines and blog posts, watching videos and listening to podcasts, or just tripping from link to link to link." In this argument he is trying to explain how Internet advancements such a blogs, have lead to almost an addiction of searching for quick facts and ideas. We as readers subconsciously choose to read something short. Here Carr is using this as a negative connotation, but I on the other hand, give it a positive spin. Carr is learning something new every time he goes onto the Internet. After his workday is through, a time he would usually spend watching TV or resting, he is now searching the Internet. I think the latter offers much more learning possibilities. Carr definitely makes some great points, and there are negative aspects to blogs. All in all though, I believe blogs to be a progress for the world.