New media is interactive and that gives us the opportunity to take things into our own hands.  We have the ability and knowledge to manage the media.  We have control of our own websites, blogs, and posts.  This allows us to express ourselves in a variety of interesting ways that may also appeal to others browsing the internet.  People are able to take their ideas, interests, likes or dislikes and turn them into blogs. 

In my opinion blogs are similar to magazines.  The definition of a magazine, according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is a periodical containing miscellaneous pieces.  Blogs and magazines have the same purpose. We have the chance to be our own editors and have fun while we do it.  In oppose to paying for a monthly subscription to a fashion magazine, I can visit someone else’s fashion blog that has pieces I might be interested in. I like to visit brooklynblonde.com when I’m looking for the latest fashions. The writer for this blog posts different pictures of her daily outfits with comments advising where she purchased the each item of clothing.  She also gives suggestive purchase ideas for the upcoming seasons.  She is very detailed with all of her clothing, accessories, handbags, and shoes.  Its trendy and its free!

As we familiarize ourselves with the logistics of creating our own media we are becoming more expressive.  I agree with Rosen’s idea of the shift in power. I am more likely to take recommendations from someone I have something in common with, instead of the professional “media people”. Bloggers are taking over with their ability to share common interests in an interactive setting.