Adrianna -vs- Nardi et al (2004)

As I listened to compared the two I found that they had some similarities about the reasons why people blog. Not suprisingly, they mentioned that it was because some felt it to be immediate, intimate, and in most cases it was about ones own passion. Nardi suggested that is was a form of release , or venting without having to suffer any real consequences about what you said. For the mosat part it is informal, although your friends, family and collegues can view you latest post at any time. Nardi et al view was that blogging is only another form of writting and expressing your ideas through this particular forum. Normally people blog what they think or what is important to them. It is also important that you keep some type of ethic or codes of conduct in this type of social community due to the fact that the audience is verstile and consist of many different backgrounds and age groups. It is also evident that you will be able to reach a broad audience. According to Nardi it is important that you keep you thoughts and opinions honest and without as much controversy as possible, but also try to be as honest and sincere about your opinions as many will comment and come back to a blog that interest them as well. Adrianna also suggest that people should blog their first ideas when they first get up. I think her idea suggest that other somehow later on in a particular setting your blog could possibly be of interest to people who share the same interest.

What type of internet user are you?

Based on your answers to the questionnaire, I most closely resemble survey respondents within the Omnivores typology group. This does not mean that you necessarily fit every group characteristic.
Omnivores make up 8% of the American public.
Basic DescriptionMembers of this group use their extensive suite of technology tools to do an enormous range of things online, on the go, and with their cell phones. Omnivores are highly engaged with video online and digital content. Between blogging, maintaining their Web pages, remixing digital content, or posting their creations to their websites, they are creative participants in cyberspace.
Defining CharacteristicsYou might see them watching video on an iPod. They might talk about their video games or their participation in virtual worlds the way their parents talked about their favorite TV episode a generation ago. Much of this chatter will take place via instant messages, texting on a cell phone, or on personal blogs. Omnivores are particularly active in dealing with video content. Most have video or digital cameras, and most have tried watching TV on a non-television device, such as a laptop or a cell phone.
Omnivores embrace all this connectivity, feeling confident in how they manage information and their many devices. This puts information technology at the center of how they express themselves, do their jobs, and connect to their friends.
Who They AreThey are young, ethnically diverse, and mostly male (70%). The median age is 28; just more than half of them are under age 30, versus one in five in the general population. Over half are white (64%) and 11% are black (compared to 12% in the general population). English-speaking Hispanics make up 18% of this group. Perhaps unsurprisingly, many (42% versus the 13% average) of Omnivores are students.