HW 2: Connecting one of Burstien's 12 key ideas

One of Burnsteins 12 key ideas in the book, Blog! How the newest media revolution is changing politics, business, and culture, is Blogging is going global. This one key idea is the one that seemed most interesting. Throughout the years blogging has become very big. It’s one way for people to stay connected without actually speaking with each other. As Burstein mentions, “A very knowledgeable Chinese friend recently predicted that blogs would have more impact on revolutionizing China and bringing it fully into the modern world than any other influence.” The reason he believes this is because so many people write their opinions on their blogs. People influence people. When people read blogs, their opinions spread throughout. I know that here, a lot of young adults use Facebook, and Myspace. This is the way of blogging. Word travels really quickly throughout these. People could influence plenty of things, such as what shoes to buy, or what phone to use, etc. Blogging is a huge issue, it’s being used everywhere. “Blogging software now allows more voices to be heard on more subjects in countries like the UK or Australia or Sweden.”