It is important not to forget that the blog medium is also key to developing a dynamic community of readers. In contrast to printed mediums, blogs allow users easy access from all over the Web. According to Boyd, “blogs differ from static Web pages because they capture ongoing expressions, not the edits of a static creation,” and “allow people to extend themselves into a networked digital environment that is often thought to be disembodying.” Since blogs can be shared “asynchronously with a conceptualized audience,” writers and readers can share ideas and interests without the constraints of physical space. This further supports the notion of the dynamic nature of blog communities. A single comment can be responded to a year from when it was posted, or active discussions with hundreds of comments can occur during the course of an afternoon.
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