Blogs 2.0

Blogging seems to be a great new way of the future, all in part thanks to web 2.0.  It takes a lot for a person to understand all of the terms and means for all of the technology tools we have, especially when they are always evolving right under our noses when we are trying to learn.  It seems to be much like the metaphor I heard about education and it evolves.  "It is like trying to redesign and change the wings of an airplane mid-flight."  Quite a challenge when you think about it.
The readings this week have really helped to push me into understand terms and concepts in a very simple way.  For example, Web 1.0 vs Web 2.0.  The idea of read only vs Read/Write made it so clear.  Also defining what a blog is and what it is not.  I was concerned with the idea that my blog may not actually be a blog but a journal was a big frightening.  What did confuse me with the readings though was reading what a blog should do and contain, and then clicking through many links the author called blogs--and they did not meet his defintion.  Strange I thought.
Our group work this week seemed to be a bit unnerving as well.  We are working in a format that is open to anyone who knows how to get to the link.  This means that anyone is able to come through and completely destroy my work and it is only backed up on a recording of the key strokes.  Very unsettling, especially as one of my projects earlier in the programs was lost to a short trial version that I was unaware of.
I am taking a lot from exploring the various blogging sites.  My choice to review Posterous, 21classes, and EduBlog, is proving to be quiet educational.  I am finding that I like/dislike many features of all the sites.  Maybe if I were wise enough I would be able to create a blog that would do everything I wanted.  I am sure it is out there somewhere, but it will probably cost me an arm and a leg.  Not something I wish to spend my money on when I already struggle to keep up with my own school and class blogs!
**** side note--this truly is my first "blog" post in accordance with our reading as it includes links!