Comment on Behind the Blog by tms

Again, the questions you stir up here are great, Judith. Thanks for offering food for thought.
Here are some words from virtual space…
As far as I can remember, blogging, for me, started with a wish to share what I am doing with those friends who are hundreds of miles away. When I first installed my blog, I also had a feeling that it might be treated as an online porfolio and come in handy one day.
I had not been aware of this whole thing being so interactive. With the first comments coming in, I realized that there was this other side of sharing … receiving feedback, learning what people liked and – more important – what they saw.
Having to come up with content on a regular basis also helped me clarify my interests, and it is helping me find a language. In the course of this year the mood somehow shifted from “let’s present a portfolio” to “let’s treat this blog as a space for experiments and see what happens”.
Yes, I am certainly trying to clarify. Permanently. But I wish I will not forget to play either.
So, as I think you said, there are two sides to meaningful: One is just about us talking to ourselves (in public), and the other one is about readers – or visitors – and the question what difference we make to them.
As always, I hope my English is not too mixed-up…