The Case For Blogging

I do hope everyone involved in grassroots cultural and community activity contributes to this free site. You don’t have to post just adverts for future events – though these are appreciated. I’ve run Rupert’s Blog for nearly five years (over 1,300 page entries – from photos to long articles). If you are researching Great Yarmouth’s Dissenters’ Graveyard or the history of drinking beer in the borough, I’m sure you’ll find articles on my blog appear in your Google findings.

Unlike FaceBook, a blog is not just the moment. On a blog or website – like EastCoast Net – a huge body of work builds up. This body of work is not only its own history but essential reference material for others. I give you just one example. In various countries prior to - and during – staging the Olympic Games, homeless people are literally “disappeared” for the event. Via a blog I heard of UK plans for “hotwashing” London’s homeless off the streets of the Capital for the 2012 Games. I blogged a small article on this strategy – like many other bloggers. Suddenly, you put “hotwashing” in Google and the concern for this appalling plan is growing rapidly. 

Blogging – as a memory as well as a notice – is very important. Use it. Write a piece in response to mine!

Rupert Mallin