Bookmark Now: Blogging

I've never really been a follower of blogs. I've had a livejournal since I was a teenager and have read other people's but that's not really a blog, it's more of a journal. I don't really see the appeal of following blogs. Ones that are themed, sure they can be interesting, and even some about people's every day life, but I have so many other things going on in my life, that they just don't seem important.
In the article, it talks about how because these men are making their weblog a publication, that it has come full circle and lost some of it's appeal. I understand how a follower of weblogs would feel that way. The thing about blogs is the anonymity of it. You're on the internet and really don't know these people. You create an online community where maybe you chat back and fourth and read about either others lives. Taking it to paper does take away from the online aspect. It reminds me of how e-mail has taken away from letter writing. It's a different medium to do the same thing, but it feels different. Just like reading a book in electronic form.
Certain blogs, now that I think about it, I do enjoy. I enjoy reading blogs about some of my favorite authors, but that's about it. But it goes deeper than just the blog because I'm also reading their books. The blog is just another way to get to know the author. Those types of blogs, I think are a good thing for fans to have access to. But reading about people's lives that you don't know and don't put out anything that you read or watch, I just sort of don't see the point.
The blogs/journals that I've kept are more for me to have a place to keep my thoughts. I'm a faster typer than I am a writer, so it's easier to get all my thoughts out that way. But I could care less if other people read it.
To me, it just seems like blogs are a way of self advertisement, which I see nothing wrong with, I guess it's just not for me.