Blogs are very useful and provide a LOT of advantages if we do a good use of them. But there are also some negative outcomes when using them and some cons in the way they are develop or they are used that we also need to keep in mind. Let's list a couple of these blogs disadvantages:
1.- Takes time to keep a blog updated: As with wikis, blogs also require a lot of work and time to keep the iformation updated and the looking of the blog nice and interesting. Articles most be found, read, analyzed and them comment on the blog in a veryconcrete manner with clear vocabulary. We must log in daily to keep the blog update it, clean and organized. Information varies and advances quickly and reader's immidiate feedback requires more a more time to keep on cheking and updating the comments. Eventhough updating a blog its not complicate ir as we mentioned in the Pros List, it does take a lot of time.
2.- You might expose yourself too much: You can get carried on with your comments, you need to keep it neutral, clear and be respectful in all senses. We need to keep in mind that everyone (public blogs) can read your publications, we dont want people to feel offensive or to know too much about our personal lives or feelings.
Can you think of any other disadvantages of blogs?
Check this website here that provides some more cons of blogging and see which of them you agree with. ;)
You might be right, Rossana. When you write a blog, even though you try to be neutral, sometimes it's difficult and you show your own ideas, thoughts and everything so people can get to know a lot of you just by reading your blog, and that could be a negative aspect. In a wiki it could also happen with the comments (which is the only time when we see the individual contributions).
ResponderEliminarThat's true. It's really difficult to be neutral. However, if you create a blog, it's yours, so, you can express your own ideas :)
EliminarAs regards the time, you're right Rossana. Blogs (and everything you do in life) takes a lot of time if you want to do it properly. So, if you want to have an appealing and good blog, you should spend a lot of time on it.
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