Blogging?

Is it just me or is everyone a potential journalist these days? Everywhere I look I am greeted by comments, opinions and differing perspectives on everything from Lady Gaga's latest wardrobe disaster to the state of the financial crisis in the EU. The boom of social media, blogs, forums and various other mediums have given every individual the platform to speak their minds and tell their stories. All you need to start a blog is a computer, the internet and something you want to talk about with the world. It's literally as simple as that. Search for blogs on Google and you will find articles posted by and for travellers, artists, sports enthusiasts, businesses, groups of friends, journalists and countless others. If there is a subject or topic you are interested in no doubt someone has wrote something about it. Even though I am admittedly a huge fan of the conventional writing methods I believe that the ability to speak your mind whenever you feel like it via the click of a button is nothing short of amazing. Even if nobody actually reads your words it doesn't matter, there is something oddly liberating with sharing your thoughts with the planet. Right now for example I am writing this article on the notepad app from my iPhone!
Blogs in particular have become the new tool for journalists in the ever changing and developing social world. In a world that is getting ever smaller people use social networking sites to share the latest news hours before newspapers are sent out to print. Ask ten people how they heard about the passing of Michael Jackson in 2009 and I would guesstimate that over half would respond that they were informed of the news via a social networking site. News is now out of the hands of the few and into the hands of the many. The only problem being that I would do anything to break into the few.
After spending the last few years attempting to forge a career in journalism without the level of success I had hoped for, I have decided to join this growing tribe of 'social journalists'. I have attempted to break into journalism though the traditional methods, but all I constantly hear is the word experience, namely my lack of experience. I have found that education can only take you so far and with opportunities obviously limited in our current climate what can you do to stand yourself out from the rest of the pack? Blogging? Who knows really, but I am willing to give it a try!
So what is blogging all about? What would I write about? Would people even be interested in reading what I publish? Just some of the many question I asked myself as I frantically searched the internet for a recommend blogging service to produce my work. I still don't really know what I am going to blog about each time I sit down to write. All I can assume is that it will feature a combination of travel, sports and probably occasional rants. If I think people might be interested in reading it then I will write it down.
I have no idea who if anyone will be interested in reading what I write but I hope you take the time to give me a chance and give two or three of my articles a try. If you enjoy any article you read I would appreciate you passing it on to your friends and if you think any articles are truly awful pass them on to people you don't like. Come on you must have loads of random people on Facebook who could do with having something posted on their 'walls' 'timelines' or whatever the kids are calling it these days.
Thanks for reading my first official blog, feel free to comment and please keep checking for new posts and updates.