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I believe its vital to realize the importance of blogging... check some of the pointers highlighted below...

The Benefits of Blogging in the Twenty First Century Knowledge Sharing Trend (TFCKST):
The benefits of blogging in the TFCKST are massive as self-expression has become a new form of entertainment/edutainment which one can do through blog designing (interface).
The creation of a blog leads to an explosion of creativity and expression which open up digital doors to the invisible world-wide experts.
You will be come a better writer and reader,thus, ehancing your journalastic skills and not to mention your video and scrip editing skills too.
You will, surely, become a champion researcher through information gathering and filtering.
You will be blown away by the power of networking (sharing)with old folks and new interesting people.
Blogging provide you with a free and accessible marketing and advertising tool for your ideas or products to your prospective clientele.
Importantly, through blogging you could be mentored and inspired both personally and professionally and subsequently, you could mentor someone to  realize  their true potential.