I recently came across an article on Internet News.com stating that Corporate Blogging is soaring everyday. The article was flooded by comments made by larger corporates, smaller companies and business professionals as well.
As corporate blogging has gained ground in the USA, the overwhelming majority of businesses around the world is also heading the same way.

Companies around the world are no more hesitant to start blogging because the benefits, costs and implications are very clear to them now. Today as the number of internet users are increasing so is the visibility of a corporate blog. Under the right circumstances and with the right approach, it has been contributing greatly to achieve a multitude of business objectives.

Today Blogs are certainly a better way for companies to inform customers about their products.
My suggestion to the companies in this not-so-distant future is they should allow the public discussion to flourish Weblogs ? A failure of nerve on the part of firms determined to stick with more timid, one-way communication may allow other, braver companies to achieve more “mindshare” by engaging the public.

Discussion is going to break out. Might as well have it break out where you can see it.