My very first blog!

Hmm.. Blogging seems to be a very hot topic this days. I am still wondering what does blogging actually do and why it is like a buzz word everywhere? I personally feel blogging is just another microsoft word with the capability to publish it to the world. Does anyone actually read it? For all I know many politician in my country are definitely using blogging technology as a way to reach to the masses. Pretty effective way to reach individuals though! Even namewee is using blogging to reach to the masses and it definitely has a very receptive response. Is there any restrictions for us to post up any blogs into the internet? Is there any authorities censoring what we are blogging today? Does freedom of speech really exist in blogs? I would really like to hear from you guys out there!