Case Study: What About Anonymous Blogging?

When I say blogging anonymously, It may seem a little ironic to the fact that blogging is personal and should have an identity supported by a specific and definite person. Trying to blog and be a blogger without giving out your identity is like trying to write a book without a written by on it.

Why Blog at all?

Some people might ask this question to the anonymous bloggers taking part in the blogosphere. I prefer to not make this an issue. Sometimes, I get disappointed when some bloggers emphasize that blogging is ‘expressing your thoughts’. There is a big truth to this statement, however it is not the whole truth. Blogging is expressing your thoughts that could in some manner, concern other people’s thoughts too.

Anonymous bloggers are more concerned with how other people would react to their blog. If you are blogging about some government issue or trying to break the monopoly of news on your country, you would be insane as to deliberately place your identity and be the target of your strict government policies. I have read countless stories of bloggers utilizing their blogging as a new breed of technological revolution. Some have been successful as to open the minds of their readers. Others, not have been really lucky by having been subjected to police force and discipline by their government.

Anonymous Blogging is Not that Anonymous at All

Even though we may find it hard to conceptualize the blogger trying to be anonymous, it’s not so hard imagine who the person is by what he or she writes. It’s not that anonymous really. We may not find a name but we find the thoughts and opinions that matter. They don’t need to include a name to give identity to their blogs. Their blog is their identity alone. When I go over anonymous blogs, I didn’t really care if who exactly is blogging, it’s more of what he or she is blogging.

Some Things About Blogging Anonymously

There are many anonymous bloggers who have nothing to do with trying to cause havoc online but still blog for some reason that they don’t want their real identity to get involved. They could be blogging about some randomness in this world that people won’t mind as to dangerous and still try to hide under a pseudo name.

Anonymous blogging is a personal choice. If you’ve set your mind to publish your thoughts and not be recognized, then it’s up to you. Besides, most people (like me) won’t even care who you are, they usually go straight to your content. If they like it, they stay and might nag you to revealing yourself. If they don’t like it, they leave your blog never to be seen again.

My Point of View

I think I have a knack for supporting anonymous bloggers. I’ve been an anonymous blogger once, but I never wrote anything to destabilize anything (why would I?) or such. I just figured out, why be anonymous if you’ve got nothing to hide? Then again, if hiding your identity is pretty much a need, it’s go anonymous for you.