Blog Postings

I chose two websites that represented two ends of the spectrum. One was more of a personal blog, a look into this persons life. The things he found humorous and fun, the other was more of a news site that focused on what’s happening in the news, now.

I really enjoyed reading the personal aspect of the first website. I think I was first drawn to it because of it’s name, “A Cup of Jo”, as I am a coffee fiend and when I read the name, I was sure it was going to relate to different types of coffee, however, I was surprised when it wasn’t related to coffee at all. I liked that the left column of the page was a bunch of different links to other sites that may be of interest. http://www.joannagoddard.blogspot.com/

The second site was the news related site. Again, I was drawn to the site because of it’s name. Not that I’m a monkey fiend as well, but it sounded interesting to me. It was a site that focused on criminal cases and then when you read more of the blog story, it linked you to actual news websites. http://scaredmonkeys.com/

I enjoyed the personal aspect of the first site more than the news site. The news site took a sarcastic look at the crimes it was reporting, while the personal site was more zingy and up-beat. Both sites had links to other sites, which made me stay browsing longer than I normally would. I would be more likely to recommend the “Cup of Jo” site to my girlfriends and the “Scared Monkey’s” site to my male friends.