Everybody has a right to speak up. That’s because everybody has got something to say. But not everybody gets the chance to be heard.

Not anymore. Enter the Blogosphere where everyone can write reactions, comments, ideas, and thoughts in his/her own blog AND publish it the minute he/she’s done writing.

According to Webopedia.com, a blog (short for Weblog) is "a Web page that serves as a publicly-accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author". It may also be defined as “a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links” (www.marketingterms.com).

Nikki Alfar, a blog designer and a blog addict herself explained, “Blogging is a fun way to exercise my more creative writing style; it's instant gratification since people can read what I've written as soon as I publish it, and they often leave comments about it on my blog. So I tend to write more creatively more often.”

Big companies and business sectors also found a friend in these blogs. Today, business blogs are a useful tool in evaluation and analysis since professionals can post their reactions, suggestions, and other vital articles or links.

Blogs have also posed a threat to media as more and more people act as hidden news reporters. Before, when news gets aired on TV or radio, or even in print, and we believe the information is false; it often ends in the news being perceived as true by most people. But through blogs, anybody could clear out misinformation and put an end (finally) to useless gossip.

Evan Williams, founder of Blogger, who never thought the blogs would be this big, added, “At various times -- mostly because I was thinking about payroll and impressing investors -- I've shied away from the "personal publishing" label, but these days I fully embrace it. To me, that's what is important and exciting about Blogger -- it empowers personal publishers.”

OFWGuide.com sees the importance of freedom and it, definitely, values its viewers’ points of view. 

There’s no harm in trying. If you think it’s a risk to let your creative juices out and actually make friends out of it, then don’t you think it’s good a risk?