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the purpose of communication is to convey information to an audience. in order to transmit information effectively then, the speaker or writer must be familiar with the specific nature of the audience to whom information is being conveyed. in that sense, information can be tailored to fit the distinctive whims or traits of the assembled onlookers. for example, when i speak to an audience of fifteen-year-old business students, i must shape my vocabulary and mannerisms in such a way so as to appeal to the particular mindset of that segment of the adolescent subculture. but when i speak to an audience of middle-aged soccer dads, my choice of language and gesticulation must necessarily take on an entirely different form. truth be told, in terms of these posts it's not so much that i know (or think i know) what my audience wants to read, but rather what they do not want to read. i am quick to admit then that my selection of subject matter and vernacular are purposefully directed towards a predetermined congregation.

and so, in response to your query, yes i do write my blog with an audience in mind (all 12 of them.) to suggest otherwise would be entirely disingenuous of me. if i weren't interested in appealing to an audience, i wouldn't click "publish post" at the conclusion of each of my entries. if i weren't interested in appealing to an audience, i could just as easily pick up a leather journal from chapters and jot down my thoughts anonymously inside the pages of a daily diary. a musician only becomes a recording artist when she chooses to be heard by the masses. an actress only becomes a performer when she chooses to be viewed by the masses. and a writer only becomes a blogger when she chooses to be read by the masses.

"it's not where you start that matters but rather where you finish that counts." - anonymous

not exactly the genesis classic but still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSH_f8gtrqw&feature=related