Monday, September 2, 2013

Entry#1. Learning About Blogs.

   My first ever exploration of blogs. I honestly have never considered into looking into blogs. I had no idea how intense they were either. I mean, these people compose these sites on their own and manage them. How incredible and time consuming! I was asked several years ago to start my own blog about couponing but who has time for that. Especially after what I looked at today. To be a blogger is a ton of work, time and yes, more time, time that I don't have.
  So the first blogger site I visited was Thebloggess.com by Jenny Lawson . The critics defined her as dark but hilarious and man did they hit the nail on the head. She has such a sarcastic humor that I love. She is also so blunt about the things she talks about, pins, or shares can be and mostly is a little racey.  I think that's why I could relate to her and enjoy her blog because of her openess and sense of humor. She has that "I don't care attitude", that I can appreciate. I, also love that her page is pink. That could have helped it too!
  The second blogger I visted was by Jenny Williams,  What My Daughter Wore. Before entering this blog site, lets just say I expected a little more than what I came across. Williams has illustrated pictures of what her children and their friends are wearing these days. Which is so creative but its just illustrations. There are no stories behind them, no funnies, nothing really to grasp you. I think her art work is amazing but I would have liked a story or a comment about todays fashion, whether she liked them or not. I think that would have given her page a little spice.
  The third blogger I visted was the 20-Nothings by Jessie Rosen. I liked this blog as well. I like this blog a little more then The Bloggess. I like the way the page is set up and how it started out as the 20-nothings but she than turned it into 30-nothing, since she is no longer in her twenties. She talks about what we as women go through as we get older and she finds a humerous way to express it. I enjoyed her post about the VMA's (video music awards) and her reaction to them at the age of thirty. I guess I have a old mind or I might be what u call "mature" for my age, but I agreed with everything she listed. I, also had a nice laugh to go with it. I am definitely coming back to this blog to continue further exploration.
  Now that I have looked at these blogs, I am wondering if I have been visiting blogs this whole time and not have known it.  So, I went to visit my favorite site, bargainbeliver.com and who would have know that was a blog. I live off of this blog when I am not busy with being a mom, worker, student and a wife. Ultimately,  it's my favorite and only because I am able to save so much money and perfect my couponing skills. I wish I would have learned about blogs sooner.

3 comments:

  1. Binasa--Your blog is looking pretty good, and your writing flows well. You are working to engage your audience with interesting topics and thoughtful commentary. Good. Keep it up. Work on your visual appeal more. This includes images and videos, but also can be text formating (size, color, spacing, etc.). You do have a bit of a "wall of text" here, which can be a bit unappealing to some readers (they think "Ugh...look at all that text" like a text book). Also, you don't have a self-generated entry here. I am assuming you are not clear on those. You need to have one self-generated entry for each assigned entry you write. As soon as you get a self-generated posted, email me and I will re-evaluate your blog for the first grading period. Then, don't forget to write another self-generated entry to go with AE#2.

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  2. Binasa--You still don't have a self-generated entry. Make sure to write a self-generated entry for each of the remaining Assigned Entries.

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  3. I am working on them tonight. I had work early this morning and was out of town this weekend and didn't get a chance to get to them. I will email you as soon as they are done. Thanks for the reminder.

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