Weblogs vary greatly in style and content. And perhaps I mean that last phrase a bit more literally than I intended when I wrote it eight seconds ago.
Blogs are a really cool way of telling stories.
And because they are digital and use the Web for publishing and distribution, they have some advantages over traditional means of storytelling. They scale very easily across a large network, thus reaching a wider audience. They can be easily archived and retrieved any number of times. Providing context is much easier with hyperlinks and cross references. Finally, as the popularity of blogs catches on, we are going to see many more twists on their use, but as we have noted, many will grow from their grassroots ability to communicate and share personal stories.