By Gasper Crasto, Kuwait Blogs, short for web logs, started out mostly as personal web journals. However, thanks to sites like Google, which allows people to easily create blogs in a matter of minutes, these simple internet outposts are rapidly expanding and evolving. I've noticed that many people have their own blogs nowadays. If they don't, they read other people's blogs and post their comments on them, or forward the links to friends. There are no longer any limits to what people will post on their blogs. You have people posting pictures, naming and describing them. You have people posting their favorite movies or songs (Really? Who cares?). Some people obviously take it too far and post inappropriate information and visuals. Some blogs serve a purpose in that they inform people of upcoming events, breaking news or just plain information about many things like drama, culture, language, etc. Certain blogs are politically or economically oriented and give a forum for open debate on vital social topics. These types of blogs are great because they benefit humanity in one way or another One of the most significant blogs among Goans is on the Taitr Academy. The material is taken from several Goan writers/reporters. Another one is Eddie s blog - one of the best on Konkani songs, mandos, etc. However, there are a large number of blogs out there that don't actually serve a purpose. They are like diaries in disguise'. While some are active with regular updates others can be termed as pooped' archives. Some people who blog have a false sense of grandeur. They actually believe that their words, beliefs, likes and dislikes are important to the rest of the world. These bloggers are under the impression that when they post about their diarrhea or the fact that they are allergic to tomatoes, they are being interesting and helpful. These people feel the need to inform the world of their upcoming life events, things that even their own dear ones don't want to hear about. Why is it so important to know about a blogger who likes to eat while in the shower? Psychologically speaking, there must be a reason for the need to feel important in stranger's eyes...? The internet is a tool that has simplified our lives, we should not use it to publicize how we like to cook our sausages! Usually, reading someone else's diary is a very interestingly sneaky thing to do. However, when it is posted for the world to see, the deceitful appeal is stripped away. If I am reading someone's secrets and every one has access to them, then they can no longer be classified as secrets... In my research I have identified some of the best Goan blogs. (You may add to the list and have your own rating). Of course, most of these blogs are mind-numbingly dull but you need to dig deep to find the gems among them:
The Best Goan Blogs (In alphabetical order) http://agnelloasfernandes.blogspot.com/ http://aikkonkanikantaram.blogspot.com/ http://angelcrasto.blogspot.com/ http://augmar28.blogspot.com/ http://brestarpodddeafattlean.blogspot.com/ http://ca.geocities.com/goaraj http://cecilpintowrites.blogspot.com/ http://chandrakantkeni.blogspot.com/ http://edskantaram.blogspot.com/ http://fngoa.blogspot.com/ http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com/ http://gasparalmeidawrites.blogspot.com/ http://gaspersworld.blogspot.com/ http://goabooks.wordpress.com/ http://goaclips.blogspot.com/ http://goacom.blogspot.com/ http://goa-kranti.blogspot.com/ http://goan-events-worldwide.blogspot.com/ http://goanmusicandmusicians.blogspot.com/ http://goanpoliticians.blogspot.com/ http://goanuniqueculture.blogspot.com/ http://goaunltd.com/ http://goencho-ulo.blogspot.com/ http://grapeescapefestival.blogspot.com/ http://guadalupedias.blogspot.com/ http://gulabkonkanimaganize.blogspot.com/ http://gulabkuwait.blogspot.com/ http://jivitkonkanimasik.blogspot.com/ http://juliozinia.blogspot.com/ http://keithantao.blogspot.com/ http://konkaniadlimkantaram.blogspot.com/ http://konkanifilms.blogspot.com/ http://konkanikantaram.blogspot.com/ http://konkanikovita.blogspot.com/ http://konkaninoveokovita.blogspot.com/ http://konkanipustokam.blogspot.com/ http://konkanistagepersonalitiesphotos.blogspot.com/ http://konkanitiatr.blogspot.com/ http://konkanivinchar-zabab.blogspot.com/ http://konkanixikkonkani.blogspot.com/ http://kuwaitgoatiatristanchisonvstha.blogspot.com/ http://mastervaz.blogspot.com/ http://mayball2009.blogspot.com/ http://mygoablog.blogspot.com/ http://nuvemparishionersofkuwait.blogspot.com/ http://padrikonkanifilm.blogspot.com/ http://penpricks.blogspot.com/ http://rewongomes.blogspot.com/ http://rizagoa.blogspot.com/ http://sonvarchimsungttam.blogspot.com/ http://sylvestervaz.blogspot.com/ http://teofernandes.blogspot.com/ http://tiatracademy.blogspot.com/ http://tiatristspictures.blogspot.com/ http://vachpiboroitat.blogspot.com/ http://waltermenezes.blogspot.com/ http://worldgoaday.blogspot.com/ http://zitoalmeida.blogspot.com/ www.tonferns.blogspot.com To add another blog to the archived list on http://gaspersworld.blogspot.com/ blog- email: gaspercra...@hotmail.com