HW 2: Posting to Your Reading Response Blog

One of Burstein’s 12 key ideas in “From Cave Painting to Wonkette” that relates to an interest of mine is his third key idea. Burstein says “Blogging, in addition to being a huge phenomenon in its own right, is the key metaphor for interactivity, community-building, and genuine conversation: one to one, one to many, many to one, many to many.” This relates to me because Facebook.com has become a significant part of my daily internet routine. Often when browsing the internet, one of the first websites I frequent is the Facebook website. From there, I can check almost everything imaginable in my community, from talking with old and new friends, to joining groups that I have an interest in. Like Burstein said in his third key idea, “…community building, and genuine conversation…” Facebook.com has turned into one giant community, and continues to build everyday. There are thousands upon thousands of groups on face book.com, that all share common interests. If you are feel outraged at Michael Vick for his actions with dog fighting, you can find a group that agrees with you. This fact is where Burstein is dead on. These groups on Facebook is the genuine conversation; the one to many. Facebook can thank blogging for making them what it is today. It is another type of blogging. It may not be as academic and articulate as an official blogging website, but in a way it is the same. Facebook allows you to post your life online. You can tell the world how you feel about a certain type of music, your favorite food, and countless of other facts about you. Blogging has grown into the “huge phenomenon” like Burstein stated. Facebook has made my interest in blogging greater than it has ever been.