Homework for Feb 9th

Nicole Szeto
February 5th, 2009
Cathy Gabor
Eng 1B-40
Knit Blogging: Considering an Online Community
I chose this piece because Amy E. Earhart, the author of Knitting Blogging, was a little naïve when it came to blogging until she found an outlet for her current problems she had with knitting. Many people, like her, did not know why people allowed strangers to read their personal interest or just about their daily duties; however, until people find a blog within their interest they begin become intrigued and start to understand why blogs are so popular now a days.
When Earhart found the different blogs about knitting and the tips within the blog, it really made her appreciate blogging a lot more because without it she would have hated knitting more. The blog helped many successful knitters by showing them different techniques, tips on knitting, starting projects and also feedback on local yarn stores. The blog comes in handy especially if you are new to knitting because many experienced knitters give feedback and advice. The bloggers are very consistent in putting up new pictures and helping different knitters from around the world with their problems. Earhart soon realized after visiting this blog that blogging can also help in academics because people like her sometimes have an easier way in expressing themselves by writing instead of speaking orally. She also realized that the bloggers in the knitting blog or in any blog help eliminate racism and the common problems we have around us. Blogging can help many who are bad a speaking in public or it can help those who are better at composing a piece by writing on paper. Blogging has evolved into something that can and will help everyone possible from fashion sense, political views, to music and I am pretty sure blogging with continue to spread.