The World of the Bloggers

Delani’s take on blogs

Once known as ‘web logs’, today blogs have taken cyberspace by creative storm in almost any subject matter and name you can think of. Basically – think online diary, just not so private.

Blogs have become an influential portal where discussions and information get easily published. The portal here is connected to the network of the World Wide Web and consists of not diary pages but ‘posts’. 

One of my favourite blogs has got to be Justcurious.co.za, YoMzansi, MikaStefano.com, Durbantainment, Manofthecloth and of late Fashionbybrettrobson.blogspot.com. Before the year 2009 though, blogs were often the work of single owners and particularly online diaries by the writer. Most of the blogs back then and others now, originated as some kind of personal online diary entries but gradually as the access to internet grew so did audiences and an attracted following alike. As I have mentioned some of the blogs I have e tendency of following, some of these have adapted the works of multi contributors while others individually edited.  

Mine and other reader’s tastes in blogs shows an eclectic taste in that at times as readers, we merely want something different and different ideas from such blogs offers us just that.

Sometimes though we want real, hard facts apart from humour and the work of journalists has come to create that repertoire on their online (e-editions). Basically with this said, anybody can blog, anybody can have an influence over the World Wide Web. This is no longer just subject to reporters making use of mass communication. I interacted with Brett Robson who was so kind as to speak much to me about her fashion blog which after starting it in 2010, went on to scoop the Best Fashion Blog in the SA Blog Awards 2012.

She is a qualified fashion designer and takes so much pride in sharing her everyday style on the platform she has created.

Like in newspapers, magazine, television or radio, information displayed on blogs too needs to be carefully read for accuracy. Not disregarding blogs, journalists are obliged to report their facts accurately because this is in the nature of their work. Unlike journalists, bloggers are not confined to newsrooms or deadlines but write at their own pace and style.

With the vast number of these out there, it is clear to see that blogs are here to stay, so take your pick at the colourful content behind the voices from audio blogs, podcats, edublogs, photoblogs, music, beauty and lifestyle and virtually anything you fancy.

Agang vs A Gang

Before her newly established political party platform, Dr Mampela Rampele was known only as a respected academic as well as anti apartheid activist. 

Her work has been the inspiration for many but it was only this year that she launched her political party, Agang, where she has promised to 'build a country of our dreams'. Agang is Sotho for 'build' and while the party is fairly new she has declared that it will tackle the country's corruption where they shall be contesting in the 2014 national elections.

Agang's official website reads, "Young and old, poor and rich, men and women, urban and rural people are yearning for a political platform that can put our country first." 

Question is, where will you be placing your X in nest year's elections?

Blog About Cancer

I have decided that my reflective piece for this post will be sharing the knowledged I got about breast cancer while doing this assignment.

I will start by defining cancer. This is a rapid growth of abnormal cells in any organ of the body. Theses abnormal cells can form into a mass called a tumour. The tumour can spread and invade the organs around it. It can also spread to distant organs like the lung and liver, whichever organ it spreads to, it damages and causes that organ to fail, that is how cancer kills a person.

No definite cause for cancer has been found. We need to look at our eating habits, substance abuse, pollution, global warming, radioactive substances and even cellphones which can be linked to the sharp rise in the number of cancer patients.

Cancer of the cervix can be prevented by vaccinating young girls before they become sexually active. Lung cancer can be prevented  by not smoking but a healthy lifestyle is advised.

Most ofetn though, SCREENING, SCREENING, SCREENING is better.