Is blogging an ideal means of expression for introverts?
by
Charlie Bess
I was in a discussion the other day with Kristie Wells of BrainJams. We were both at the Society for New Communications Research meeting. She is working on creating the Social Media Club, a way for people to interact face-to-face as well as use social media. The topic came up that some of the bloggers behavior in person was radically different than their on-line personae.
We wondered what the ratio of introverts is in the blogging community vs. that same ratio for the normal population. I know I tend to be introverted when in group settings (INTJ).
It made me wonder if there is something about the activity of blogging that allows people who tend to be introverted to express themselves in a way they feel more comfortable. At the least, the introvert can take their time and state it the way the want, without being interrupted.
Anyway if the ratio is different for bloggers, the kind of interaction needed at the Social Networking Club will need to be adjusted as well. The normal social meeting techniques will have the extroverts take over the meeting and the introverts will never come back again.
