One of the most fascinating this* about blogs is the ability to respond in “real-time” to events around the world, especially those that occur in what we quaintly refer to as “the blogosphere”. For example, I had no foreknowledge whatsoever that my blog was going to become part of a class reading assignment, but my referrer logs seem to indicate that many people are currently visiting because they have been assigned to do so in an college course. If defective yeti were a traditional publication — a newspaper, say — I would have to wait until the next print run to send a big “shout out” to my new readers. But the nature of blogging is such that it allows me to do so moments after I first discover that I have been linked. This sense of immediacy is certainly one of the many factors that have contributed to the phenomenal popularity of blogging in recent years.<\/p>\n
Another thing that sets blogs apart from “old media” is their interactivity, so feel free to leave a comment.<\/p>\n