Thing #4

The reason commenting on other blogs creates a sense of community and interaction is that when you do, you are contributing to a common interest.  Common interests are what makes a community closer and the interaction within that community keeps that common interest alive and growing. Take for example a community that has a strong interest in sports.  That community rallys around their sports teams by attending games, contributing finances to the team, and creating a sense of pride.  A similar type of pride can be created when a blog community comes together to contribute knowledge and/or advice about a particular subject.
Commenting on other blogs is also important because it can give the blogger a clearer focus on the topic at hand.  Your knowledge about a certain topic can enlightened the blogger and other viewers of that topic.  Commenting can also encourage the blogger.  A blogger loves nothing more than to have numerous comments and followers of their blog. 
The blogs I have chosen to follow were selected randomly. The blogs in our education dept. that I am following are: Kim Messer Things, Rachel Jone's 23 Things, Ms. Keith's 23 Things, April Bumpus, and My Blog Spot (Kara Wyatt).  The two blogs outside of our dept. were chosen because, one of them is a friend of mine, and the other because it relates to basketball and coaching.  They are: Troubleatthehenhouse.blogspot.com and www.hoopskills.com/blog/.
I commented on my friends blog about the school children who made a video in their school hall using cuss words and their suspension because of it.  I saw this particular video on youtube and was interested in the fact that some of the parents thought the children's free speech rights were abused.  I commented on the basketball blog because the blogger had an extensive list of suggestions for new coaches.  They were very helpful suggestions.