Blogger Burnout: "Blogging for some is an obvious labor of love, and having a forum that belongs to them and enables them to write whatever they want, and have it seen by throngs of readers, is a very attractive proposition. This is especially true because blogging is a timeless endeavor and one that allows authors to vent about whatever's on their minds."
Comment: This article highlights the rigorous blogging schedule of popular blogs. For myself, I find my use for blogging has evolved over the four years. It started out as a thrill to be able tool publish personal thoughts and have people read and respond. Then it became a forum to synthesize trends in varying fields. Then it became a forum for personal knowledge management. Currently, it is less a broadcast tool (though I do send out weekly blog summaries to a mailing list of several thousand), and more of a personal space. Periodically, my posts will result in discussion via email (due to comment spam, I usually have the comment feature turned off)...at other times, other ed-tech bloggers will share comments and reactions in their forums. What started off as an end in itself, has now become a comfortable, fairly regular, habit of idea exploration and expression.