Reflections About Blogging and Its Four Dimensions
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I set out to communicate about communication. Considered blogging itself to be part of that was it natural that I explored blogs blogging about it thoroughly. Playing with the circularity of it all I began blogging about blogging as well. Learning by doing was the way I chose to learn the ropes. Linking to others who had touched similar subjects seemed both natural and logic to do. After all if the communication should be circular it had to reach out. At first nothing happened. Then people who I linked to started commenting here and recognizing me when I commented on their blogs. I mailed a few asking questions or seeking advice. Practically all of them responded. Although I am sure they get much more mail than the average person did they actually take the time to read and respond. Probably not least because they at least had an idea who it was from and what I was about.
When looking back the greatest pleasure of the beginning of my blogging journey have been how many people I have connected with in so relatively short time. It has not propelled me to world fame nor has it made my blog the center of the universe. Not to anyone but me at least. I have however noticed that the real thrill is when something you wrote in solitude gets company. Not only that it is being read, but that someone takes the time to comment on it, to link to it or even to write about it. That people know who you are because they have read you. That you have actually connected with someone through your writing. Since I actually started out writing to myself as many bloggers do when they first start blogging did it take some time before the ball got rolling. Staying true to what I wanted to achieve paid of though. Connections were made and if cared for they will continue to exist.
When reflecting about it I imagined a grid consisting of the elements mentioned. Since I cannot draw very well will you have to imagine it as well. On one axis is the classic relation between writer, text and reader. On the other is all your fellow bloggers with their own triangular relations. Their writing, themselves and their readers that is. However important these triangles are do each of them not signify much in the grand scheme of things. If we however apply a little circular thinking and imagine that writer, text and reader each are points on a circle it becomes much more interesting. Then the relation is not just dynamics in a straight line, but feeds itself. The writer writes a text, which is read by a reader. That in itself is bound to influence the writer when he writes again, but the dynamic can also be turned around, which reverses the roles. When the reader comments he turns writer just as the writer turns reader when reading it.
Expanding how we think about it from the one dimensional straight line to the two dimensional circle still doesn’t accurately depict my experiences though. Perhaps is the word Blogosphere not such a bad term for it after all. Taking this concept to heart we put on our 3D glasses realizing that those circles in fact form a sphere. In lack of a better image can you think of them as the longitude and latitude lines on a terrestrial globe. Instead of one or two dimensional connections between writer, text and reader do we now also have three dimensional connections between writers, readers and texts. It is no longer merely writer - text - reader or vice versa, but also writer - writer - writer, text - text - text and reader - reader - reader. Remember this is not individual people, but roles and the writers and readers typically the same who however when interacting act in different capacities.
Everyone who have made the slightest effort can attest to the connections between bloggers. You may be unaware of them at first, but you soon discover bands of connections. They may know each other through their work, through common projects, guest blogging, blog networks and not least through reading each others writing. That is also typically where the connections between readers come into existence. Readers do also connect when reading though. That may not be a direct connection, but it is certainly one that becomes obvious when they turn writers and comment on what they have read. As far as connections between texts is concerned is practically every text online worth reading connected to at least one other text. Not least so when it comes to blogs where linking out is not only regarded a duty when citing someone, but also a natural part of writing and posting in general.
As for the fourth dimension can I only attest to that there just isn’t enough time to do everything you would like to do. Exactly for that reason you should actually reserve enough of it to enjoy and be aware of what you are doing. In fact is looking back and thinking about what was not a bad use of the present. As long as it prepares you better for the future that is. Time is a strange thing. In some ways the time past have gone incredibly fast and in other ways does it seem like some things took forever. This was obviously not the case. However, you do see what was significant when looking back and that is where it pays off to pay attention. Whether it is remembering the successes with fondness or the bitterness of what went wrong I will try to take it with me as I look forward. There is so much more to do. So much to write and so much to read and so many other connections to make.
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