Why we blog

@article{Nardi2004WhyWB,
  title={Why we blog},
  author={Bonnie A. Nardi and Diane J. Schiano and Michelle Gumbrecht and Luke Swartz},
  journal={Commun. ACM},
  year={2004},
  volume={47},
  pages={41-46}
}
Bloggers are driven to document their lives, provide commentary and opinions, express deeply felt emotions, articulate ideas through writing, and form and maintain community forums. 
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