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blogging = thinking out loud

I was contemplating why I blog and among the obvious reasons, like to communicate or to express myself, my main reason for blogging is to think out loud.

I then wondered how many other bloggers are like me and use their blog as a platform to think out loud.  Well, apparently a lot; see the google search below.

Given “thinking out loud” is a common reason for blogging, how could blogging platforms make it easier for us to think out loud?

A few thoughts:

• Perhaps providing the ability to ask poll / open ended questions
• Maybe for certain posts, the ability to edit, a la wikipedia
• Collaborative brainstorming features, like mind maps

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