Entries pertaining to one and the same blog can be motivated by quite various stimuli, therefore handled hereinbelow are post instances rather than whole blogs themselves.
It would be somewhat more logical to start off with the most personal, inherent motivations as, first and foremost, blog phenomena granted every other person of no social relevance, connections, IT skills and whatnot a platform for being heard... or read/seen/perceived - whatever best suits one liking, media format and goals.
A lot of people, especially at the beginning of the blog-boom, tended to regard (and some still do) blog as a web version of personal diary where day-to day activities, streams of consciousness and emotions could be poured out, so as to be potentially discussed and marveled at (Maris Ojasuu). All this, as a consequence of eternal, ever growing, desire for attention, appreciation, compassion. As a rephrase of Lermontov's thoughts: "Even Rousseau's Confessions had the defect of being read to his friends which indicates that they were written with the vain desire to evoke compassion or to amaze". Truth be told, a great deal of other types of postings are made for this very reason, but the noted examples are the most... pure ones, so to speak, as it's implied that the attention will be directed at personality solely, as opposed to instances to be discussed later.
Under this very section may be mentioned the perception that one has to be active on the internet to fit in socially and not fall out of touch, which is also true in regard to blogging, even if micro-blogging it is (Kristel).
A lot of people, especially at the beginning of the blog-boom, tended to regard (and some still do) blog as a web version of personal diary where day-to day activities, streams of consciousness and emotions could be poured out, so as to be potentially discussed and marveled at (Maris Ojasuu). All this, as a consequence of eternal, ever growing, desire for attention, appreciation, compassion. As a rephrase of Lermontov's thoughts: "Even Rousseau's Confessions had the defect of being read to his friends which indicates that they were written with the vain desire to evoke compassion or to amaze". Truth be told, a great deal of other types of postings are made for this very reason, but the noted examples are the most... pure ones, so to speak, as it's implied that the attention will be directed at personality solely, as opposed to instances to be discussed later.
Under this very section may be mentioned the perception that one has to be active on the internet to fit in socially and not fall out of touch, which is also true in regard to blogging, even if micro-blogging it is (Kristel).
It so happens that previously mentioned motivation can be further surged with the wish to showcase a skill the author happens to possess - being either a photographer, or a painter, or a musician, or a programmer - whomever, the spoils of whose skill may be somehow perceived and given feedback to (Flamingo). Such stimuli is heavily influenced by a deep-rooted motivation factor, comprising one of the upper layer of Maslow's pyramid, esteem, which in this case would be the recognition of achievements by others.
Sometimes a wish to demonstrate/share expert knowledge (or opinion) is involved - either quintessentially, or as a constituting part of motivation cocktail - a travel report holding useful practical information, a review of a product, an instruction on how to do something, a link(s) to useful websites with optional commentary or something of the sort. Such posts generally have the nature of author having experienced/seen/gone through something, analyzed it (at least, to some extent), and shared the outcome of the whole - even if purely mental - venture. (Stocks)
Another large formation of motives is sharing information - it can range from a link to interesting (not really processed as is the case with expert knowledge) article, video or whatever one felt an inner surge to pass along as it succeeded leaving such a wholesome impression -good or horrid; informing audience on appearances (George R.R. Martin visits Estonia) (can be useful to the audience at times, or have a nature of annoying PR), making another type of announcements, like casting, for instance, or date of a release, prices and specifications of an upcoming gadget (which may be pertinent to PR section if done by someone having a direct connection with issued product); reports from conferences to sharing latest news, political agendas (politically inclined blogs) and such.
At certain instances desire to get something done, which implies mass-participation, like organizing a flashmob, urging people to sign a petition/donate, or driving audience to vote. I'd say that the main difference of this motivation from informing or is wanting people to act on the information they receive (Make Up Artist's evening).On the other hand, of course, this one is often very closely intertwined with informative motivation streak.
Blog posts can also be inquisitive - in such cases the author seeks advice in dealing with a problem faced at the expense of audience's "expert knowledge". (Asking for Audiobook Recommendations - Last Paragraph)
It must be noted that blog-posting stimuli are rarely straightforward and artless - most of the time they're a quite complex combination of the above mentioned drives plus something more, something individual, something quite unique.
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It must be noted that blog-posting stimuli are rarely straightforward and artless - most of the time they're a quite complex combination of the above mentioned drives plus something more, something individual, something quite unique.
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