The following is a piece I composed for one of entries for an employment opportunity in an online writing community. It's supposed to be 500 words (Hopefully) and I had to do it secretly in the office. So, I just like to ask everybody.. If my piece sounds stupid, please do not laugh.
Thanks!
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A Writer's New Best Friend: Blogging
One of the most common problem of the expanding number of Journalism graduates in the Philippines is the opportunity to publish their works. Upon graduation, the question of a modern writer is always 'where' to write. It is also a question of who will have the chance to expose their crafts since competition is very high.
For the last couple of years, the publication industry has not been successful in some countries including the Philippines. There are countries who have had millions of professional writers but were unable to publish their works due to lack of opportunities. This also is due to the sudden evolvement of technology as many younger people would adopt better innovation rather than stick to old hobbies such as reading a book. And as the years passes by, audiences of a publication turned out to be looking for a more convenient way to gather information.
One of such innovation is the growing atmosphere of the World Wide Web. According to the Internet World Stats website by Miniwatts Marketing Group, there are 1,733,993,741 estimated internet users over the world as of September 30, 2009. And among this number of internet users, 20 million people currently uses the web to write and around 1.7 million of these people earns from the profession.
The World Wide Web, from a simple communication tool, has expanded to other different usage. The modern writers of today have found the use of the internet to share their pieces, express their thoughts and even gain profit through the use of the Web 2.0, also known an Blogging.
The Blogosphere has been known to be one of the top circulation of information all throughout the world. It opened doors to those writers who are unemployed and are still wanting to pursue their career. It also gives way for other careers such as photographers, entrepreneurs, advertisers and even an average person who just wants to share what is on his mind.
Writers of today have considered Blogging as one of the safest zones to write. In the world of blogging, there is more freedom and the atmosphere just seemed like a diary-like which makes the entries more personal. There has never been a rule to how often a blog entry must be posted which gives way to writers to do more pieces. Also, blogging gave way to author-reader interaction as comments are allowed to be posted given that the writer manages comments himself. Also, the good thing about this is that the writer has more control over his opinions and ideas and the volume of his works is absolutely upto himself.
Through the use of Blogging, publication has now been easier for aspiring writers. One doesn't have to be a professional just to be able to write. No wonder why many writers and non-writers are being so indulged about this new profession. It is because blogging is like connection. It seemed like a connection even without the lines but still, it reaches a lot of minds and you earn like a professional.
References:
Copyright © 2001 - 2010, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide. (http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm).
Copyright ©2010 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved . America's Newest Profession: Bloggers for Hire By MARK PENN With E. Kinney Zalesne. APRIL 21, 2009 (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124026415808636575.html).
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