{"id":522,"date":"2009-03-09T10:00:19","date_gmt":"2009-03-09T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=522"},"modified":"2009-03-09T10:00:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-09T10:00:19","slug":"who-do-blogs-really-belong-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/who-do-blogs-really-belong-to\/","title":{"rendered":"Who do Blogs really belong to ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started to blog, I saw it as a way to express myself. I enjoyed putting thoughts down first thing in the morning. And then as the blog caught on, it was like relating to a whole universe of people with diverse thoughts. I then discovered that people like to express themselves back through this medium, not only to themselves, but also with each other. And then as our community got larger, I was approached by many people to sponsor the blog with advertising. I resisted that, and continue to resist it. After all their is a difference between a Newspaper and a Blog. One is a forum of discussion of diverse points of view of which I am merely the convener. The other a commercial enterprise for the benefit of the owners.
\nAnyway, for the moment no advertising. I will consider it if I need to spend money on the blog eg if and when we need a search engine, or I need to begin to pay people to manage it. In the meantime I wanted to tell you all that Himanshu is now back in India and working with me. He has left his beloved city of NY and decided to plunge into the world of film making. I wish him luck and all of those of you that are looking to do the same. Including Kedar and Sanjay and other that have actually completed their films within the years that they have been members of our community.
\nGood luck to you all and the only advice I have is : It’s not a career, it a passion. and ‘kal kisne dekha ?”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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