It is sometimes difficult to discern what 'the point' of blogging may be. Of the copious amount of blogs published, hardly any may be read. Some may be juvenile ramblings of teenagers; completely pointless entries irrelevant to others. And yet they are essentially published in a public environment, available for anyone to peruse. Why bother putting out thoughts into the world if nobody is going to read them?

We have, however, had a preoccupation with this oversharing for some time. Anonymity appeals. Like writing a message on a toilet wall, we have a predilection with sharing things with people we do not know at all. "Weblogs straddle the boundaries between publication and process, between writing towards others and writing for oneself." (Mortensen & Walker, 2002: 256)

Nothing is sacred where grafitti is concerned. From the crass to the creative, this ruthless usurpation of a public space is reminiscent of the eagerness in which blogs are produced. Blogs do, however, provide their own type of pen for you to respond with: comment boxes. This is the success of blogging. Taken out of the cubicle, these water-closet intellectuals are encouraged to partake in discourse with others of the same ilk. What results is beautiful, collective intelligence.