# Why blog?

<http://scripting.com/2014/03/01/whyBlog.html>

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- Saved: March 5, 2014 (2014-03-06T03:09:52Z)
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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

The mission of blogging is to empower all of us to go directly to each other with our expertise. So if you know something as well as anyone else, or you learn something or know something that should be shared, then you should share it on your blog.

## Facts

- Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/)

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## Elsewhere

- Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://scripting.com/2014/03/01/whyBlog.html