Sarah Pedersen
Weblogging or "blogging" has joined e-mail and internet home pages as one of the most popular uses of the internet. ,Why Blog? Motivations for Blogging, discusses the different reasons for blogging including the desire to connect with others online, the need to express opinions or share experiences, and most recently a growing financial motivation for joining the blogosphere. Author Sarah Pedersen, a well-respected practitioner in the field, expands the discussion of the blogging phenomenon to lesser discussed motives like becoming a "citizen journalist," motivations of women bloggers, and the commercial possibilities of blogging; for example turning a blog into a published book.
Why Blog?: Motivations for blogging