Bombay calling - why do people blog?

Thursday, December 21, 2006 bombay calling - why do people blog? rasheeda called from delhi yesterday afternoon to tell me that somebody had put up a who is your favourite blogger question on ndtv and that i should read that. was pleasantly surprised to discover that some very kind words had been said by one of the respondents about my blog. thank you whoever you are - i owe you a dinner at a good restraunt. that made me think - why do people blog? after much thought, i have come up with three reasons which motivate people to experss themselves in cyberspace to an unknown audience dispersed in time and space. first, if you have something to sell, what better way to get free publicity by talking about your product via a blog? you are assured of a literate readership which may get sufficiently interested in your product to actually make a purchase. second, if you are obsessed with a cause, something which means a lot to you, blogging provides an excellent medium to put across your point of view. the social do gooders - the corruption fighters, the jessica lal supporters, etc. would fall in this category. finally, there are those who are lonely and need to share their thoughts with someone, anyone. the need to communicate, after all, is a fundamentally human need. i believe most bloggers, including yours truly, fall in this category. there is a satisfaction in sharing your thoughts with others in the hope thaat they will understand you. have a good day the middle manager 10:02:45 AM Posted By himanshu saxena Comments (2) Lifestyle Comments krishna Thursday, December 21, 2006 10:35:27 AM By krsna Khandelwal - A Stock Market Vedic Theory proponentDear Friends,The following scrips are analysed under Panch Tattva Teknik out of NIFTY-50 for your guidance and use :SymbolCMP(15/12)PT PointsStrategyTATASTEEL459.151186Buy moderately,book profit on surges and wait for next quarterly resultsIPCL280.51255Buy moderately,book profit on surges and wait for next quarterly resultsRCOM466.251109Buy on declines for long termSAIL82.751230Buy moderately,book profit on surges on half quantity and wait for next quarterly resultsHINDALC0177.951095Buy regularly,book profit on surges and wait for next quarterly resultsHEROHONDA737888Sell and wait for next quarterly resultsSBIN1264.45948Buy regularly,book profit on half quantity on surgesVSNL404.75832Wait for next quarterly resultsACC1060.41006Buy on declines regularly and wait for next quarterlyNATIONALUM 209.31234Buy regularly,book profit on surges and wait for next quarterly resultsITC174.651008Buy regularly and wait for next quarterly resultsSUZLON1303.7724AvoidCIPLA245.75819Wait for time beingABB3649.35780Wait for time beingWIPRO566.65925Sell and wait for next quarterly resultsRELIANCE1253.7919Buy on declines and book profit on surges and wait for next quarterly for long termHCLTECH622.2981Hold and wait for next quarterly resultsHari OmSTOCKBIRD - A Vedic Prescription for stock marketLabels: Panch Tattva: Recent K.Venugopal Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:09:30 PM Dear Himanshu, I think you've got it right.