September 1, 2011 Response

A blog is basically an online journal that can be completely random and personal or can be devoted to a specific idea or specialization. They are becoming more effective as online communication becomes the standard for people in the professional spectrum. As you said before, blogs are most productive when they are used in a marketing form or as a promotional tool. They are also an effective way to learn about concepts that you are not familiar with; because bloggers will post opinions and vent frustrations which gives the reader a broad overview of the public opinion over the the blog topic