Blog addiction
Posted on 27. May, 2004 by Cassandra in Technology
‘Blogging is a pastime for many, even a livelihood for a few. For some, it becomes an obsession. Such bloggers often feel compelled to write several times daily and feel anxious if they don’t keep up. As they spend more time hunkered over their computers, they neglect family, friends and jobs. They blog at home, at work and on the road. They blog openly or sometimes, like Mr. Wiggins, quietly so as not to call attention to their habit.’
Cherryflava’s personal view on this story is that the trend of having a blog is much like the initial boom of the whole dotcom revolution. At the end of the day there is a lot of hype but only a few will carry on and build credible brands.
3 Responses to “Blog addiction”
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peterg22
29. May, 2004
*sigh* well, it almost describes me, but not quite. I’ve been blogging for nearly a year and I originally wrote my blog software so that I could maintain and read it via my WAP mobile phone: that’s why I called it “Life from the Front Line”. It’s developed a lot since then, and nowadays I tend to write most blog entries, wirelessly with my laptop. Yes, sad to say even in the bathroom, but not when the shower’s going (can’t get a waterproof case
As for not being read, well I have no more than a couple of “real” readers, but looking at my web server stats I have quite a lot of lurkers. The *real* reason I blog is because one day I’d like to be like the original blogger, Samuel Pepys, only I don’t want to have to wait until I’m dead to be famous. And another thing.. I use the blog because after 25-odd years in the computer industry my handwriting’s so poor it would take me ages to write a “real” diary 
karen
31. May, 2008
Do you think being a blogging addict is bad? I’m actually a recovering blogging addict.
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karen
Suffering from an addiction. This website has a lot of great resources and treatment centers. http://www.treatmentcenters.org
Sober Living Man
06. Dec, 2009
Well we all comment in jest, but actually, some of those 4% probably are dealign with an actual internet addiction that might be damaging to their lives.
Although I am kind of skeptical about only 4% of webusers reading blogs… I think maybe 4% actively read blogs and understand them, however blog entires appear all over web search results, and almost all web users use search engines… so I’m guessing that a lot more than 4% end up reading blogs every now and then.
I’m actually the editor of http://rehab-wiki.com and I write about this sort of stuff all the time… People addicted to things other than drugs, like the internet. I also do a lot of blogging… so I can relate!