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1. 

   5/08/07

   TR123

   I think blogging is a good way of networking with like minded people especially with more and more people working on their own from home.

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   5/09/07

   firemind

   Some bloggers gossip but most just like to create discussions.

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3. 

   5/09/07

   zakman

   yeah like firemind says, 'gossip' may not be the right word here.... it's even more than sharing thoughts ...... it's exchanging ideas and experiences, experimenting and feedbacks, learning something new, helping out........ yeah i guess you could call it discussions also.

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   5/10/07

   kirewass

   As a matter of fact, some of the most visited blogs in Sweden are "Gossip Blogs". For instance: Blog with stories about customers at a local supermarket in Sweden; obviously written by someone working there.
   
   Another blog is about what people are talking about on buses, in the streets and the market places ... Very popular, indeed..

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   5/10/07

   wakish

   Professional or intermediate bloggers simply blog for the love to write, to increase their awareness, writing skills, earning a life, sharing knowlegde and boost discussions and communities..
   Whereas others, more often youngters, use blogging as a means of gossiping or as goes the sayings: "it's fashion"..

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   5/10/07

   starmedia

   I wholeheartedly agree, these days blogging is a great way to communicate with people across the world. I think it can be seen as a form of gossip, but it also reminds me of ancient Greek culture when they used to debate and discuss current issues with others in order to educate themselves and state their opinions. I think blogging is doing the same thing. Like you guys were saying, we're not so much gossiping as we are communicating on a global scale about issues that are affecting us.
   
   What does everyone think about business blogging (ie: blogging to attract attention to businesses?)

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      5/11/07

      poojitha

      i totally agree
7. 

   5/10/07

   ThriftShopRomantic

   :-) Too much gossip that's too specific on a blog might just might grow to haunt the blogger. I can't remember the stats anymore about how many employers are using blogs to learn more about prospective employees...
   
   If it's of too personal a nature-- dissing the former boss, spreading rumours about neighbors and coworkers, etc.-- that blogger might find the road ahead is a little bit bumpy...
   
   --Jenn

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8. 

   6/19/08

   RegularGuy

   Blogging can be whatever you want it to be... and sure a modern form of gossip certainly applies to many blogs... there are hordes specifically devoted to celebrity gossip

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9. 

   6/19/08

   kat822

   I agree with you RG ...blogging is a personal thing, and my there are so many celebrity gossip sites, honestly I am more interested in the important things such as world hunger, poverty, natural disasters and global warming. I am sick of hearing about Britney Spears and her preggers teen sister

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10. 

    6/19/08

    RegularGuy

    I hear ya kat!

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11. 

    6/19/08

    cooper

    Naw, it used to be a way of gossiping when I first started in high school - we used "livejournal", and it was high school gossip and pop culture ramblings.

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    6/19/08

    earthlingorgeous

    Yup to share their thoughts and some place to dump whatever is on their mind, happenings etc.
    
    I think it's not the blog but the discussions that makes gossips. The blog or post is already there it's just making people talk about or how people talk about it that creates the gossip.

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13. 

    6/19/08

    mariamichelle

    It's about a lot more than gossip, but I think gossip is part of blogging - especially the celebrity blogs.

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14. 

    6/19/08

    pobeptr

    I guess there's a fine line between discussions and gossiping!

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    1. 

       6/19/08

       lvs

       i think the line is not so fine...it is a very clear line
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    6/19/08

    lvs

    i guess it depends on what the blog is all about...But I think very few would actually fall into the gossiping category

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16. 

    6/19/08

    kaguvkov

    Yes, this is a modern way of sharing peoples thoughts and ideas as well as gossips and everything.

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17. 

    8/22/08

    fstasu

    Blogging is another modern day form of communication, whether it's sharing information, or gossip, it's communicating.

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18. 

    8/22/08

    drjay1966

    It certainly can be used for gossip--or for pretty much anything else anybody might want to communicate--just like magazines, books, phone calls, chatting over beer or anything else.

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19. 

    8/22/08

    mtyler77

    I think it depends on what kind of blog you have. Perez Hilton's blog is gossip. Mine isn't.

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