Blogging as our future? I hope not...

What made blogging what it is today?

Blogging has become the new internet phenom that is almost an addiction to most people who use it daily. Companies now use blogs to see how their customers feel about their products, to find out suggested improvements and see what competition has to offer. I am afraid that blogging will turn into something negative as many things on the internet have; ie Facebook and MySpace. They both started out as great ideas but have gone too far in their innovations that it has become a turn off. Facebook used to be for college students who want to stay connected with their friends at different schools, but now it is has become a resume for employers, dating service for the young and old and a way for administration to check up on students and especially athletes.

Over the past 3 years, many college sports teams have had seasons postponed or even cancelled because of their facebook profiles and pictures showing alcohol or initiation rituals. Many athletes decided to get off of facebook completely beacuse of the risks. I certainally hope facebook did not intend to head in this direction, but it is bound to happen in all blogging. How is a company supposed to trust the feedback when they dont know who is writing and if it is sincere?