“Blogging can help you feel less isolated, more connected to a community and more satisfied with your friendships, both online and face-to-face, new Australian research has found.” ABC
This is wonderful news! This study shows that blogging actually improves your social life with a greater sense of belonging to a group of like-minded people and feeling more confident. The good news also extends to users of social networking sites, with the study finding than any online interaction makes users “feel less anxious, depressed and stressed.†TechCrunch
The research, from Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, found after two months of regular blogging, people felt they had better social support and friendship networks than those who did not blog.
To all the people thinking about starting a blog or have neglected their blog, I say, blog on!