A Thinking Person's Social Networking Site

Online, May 10, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Posting a blog entry on a web site such as blogiversity.org is simply a very modern, technologically savvy way of starting a conversation. Simply put, a "blog" is an on-line journal that allows writers to post information, opinions, thoughts or whatever comes to mind on-line for others to read and comment on. A typical blog entry may combine text, images, links to other writers' blogs, illustrative web pages, video links or other media that are related to the topic of the original entry.

The ability for readers to leave comments is an important feature of almost all blog sites, allowing readers and writers to build an interactive community. In this modern electronic age, many people find ways to link through the Internet - personal relationships formed through this process of "social networking," as it is called can be just as important to those who participate as other, more traditional human interactions!

When you read a post on blogiversity.org, such as a recent post on the costs of identity theft, you can not only receive useful information, but continue the conversation with your own thoughts and experiences - interacting with the author, the website and other readers. Blogiversity.org allows people to create log-ins, leave comments and participate in chats and forums - a great why to build community. Building safe, successful community is a reason why Twitter and Facebook and other social networks are so valuable and successful.

Some of the reasons people use blogs are:

- To share one's views, thoughts and opinions with others around the world. A blog is one of the most effective channels to express personal views and thoughts. Many bloggers use their blogs to post their opinions on topics they are interested in.

- Blogs can be used as a means of sharing personal experiences or information about one's hobbies with others who have similar interests.

- Maintaining an on-line diary.

- Business uses - many businesses have found that blogging can be used as an efficient resource to communicate with people on-line. Blogging can be an effective means of marketing to target audiences on-line. Some larger businesses also use internal blogs to communicate with their employees.

- Blogs can also be used to make money on-line. Bloggers can earn money on blogs through advertising programs, affiliate programs, blogging for businesses, raising donations, blog flipping, etc.

- There are blogs that exist to serve a specific educational or entertainment purpose. Some blogs focus on topics such as movies, music, videos or limit posting to specific topics like health tips, computers, home, do-it-yourself, traveling, sports, business, etc.

The flexibility of sites such as blogiversity.org offer on-line users something a little bit different from your typical social networking site (such as Facebook). Share your thoughts, opinions, rants and raves with the world, connect with like-minded others or debate with those who think differently - with no need to "check your brain" at the door!

Visit www.blogiversity.org to learn more about the on-line resources available to you!