info 102 HW1 blog

(1) when looking at the different blog sites i noticed that they all had a few things in common. blogger, livejournal, and wordpress all mentioned how easy and fun it was to blog and the many different uses a blog could serve. each of the different blogging sites had relatively similar features, all though some minor differences, such as layout syle, did exist. i ended up choosing blogger because i am already somewhat familiar with it and i like the layout styles.

(2)one phenomenon related to blogging that i find interesting is the amount of illigal music sharing that occurs on blogs. over the years the government and the music industry  have been trying to stop illegal music sharing and piracy.(1) when many people think of donwloading music illegally services like napster, kazaa or limewire might come to mind, but i have found that blogs offer equally easy access to free music.

while investigating this phenomenon i visited many blog sites that featured  posts which included links to download music for free.(2) the way this seems to work is that when someone wishes to share music online they will include in their post a link to music they have uploaded on to a file hosting site. this allows people to download songs, albums, or entire discographies for free.

many of these blogs are themed, often specializing in a specific type of music or focusing on a certain artist. some of the blogs are run by bloggers who simply post whatever music they feel like posting while others seem to allow people to request music they want to download. 
links to sources
(1) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18644781/
(2) http://postrocklounge.blogspot.com