New to blogging

I am new to the world of blogging and making entries with photos. These are observations of a first time blogger who is looking for guidance. Any constructive suggestions are most welcome. My comments refer to blogs by or about Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans.

It seems like there are so many photos being inserted that relate little to the subject under discussion. Some or perhaps many have been culled from other sites and are not original to the blogger.

Much of the content is a rehashed or word for word taken from other sites, with little credit given to the site from which the content is extracted.

Many of the bloggers and I mean those signing on from Sri Lanka appear to be undergrads and people with a technical background who have access to the internet from their work places. As a result there are many advertising and media industry people.

Needless to say many are fluent in the English language ( am I stating the obvious ) and are from a very urban background. I am from a rural setting and there appear to be no blogs that have a like minded point of view.

Much of the debate centres on the Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka with strong opinions being expressed on how it can be resolved. ( note that this has been going on for as long as the conflict has been in existence aka as long as there has been email and internet )

There is a lot written about the other issues facing Sri Lanka in a macro way that affects the daily lives of the people. Like Human Rights Issues, Corruption and Bad governance, and the politicisation of the country where nothing can be done without either political interference or patronage.

I suppose the Tsunami issue has taken a backseat as opinion has run out of steam. Don't forget that we received more than enough money to productively settle including house all the tsunami affected people and only half appear to have some sort of order back in their lives. No mention of where the colossal waste has gone.

To conclude therefore I can only assume the blogs and sites tend to be written by and for a very small minority of people in Sri Lanka representing their interests only. It would be so nice to gather in a greater population into this, older, rural, women, giving us their inputs, views, opinions so that all of us can be representative of the people about whom we spend a lot of time pontificating.

I am sorry I wish I was blessed with internet access and time to give more of my opinion on life and problems and privileges from my area. I would love to hear from people who are from areas out of urban centers about life and news.