BLOG REVIEWS - #1 to #6

http://jenniesstuffblog.blogspot.co.uk/

She describes her blog as random ramblings; which is a fairly accurate way to describe it!

Good points – lots of decent quality photos.

Points to ponder (1) – why does she centre all the text?

Points to ponder (2) – she doesn’t post that often because at the moment she is in Germany on a work placement.

 

Prognosis – This blog might struggle to attract readers with so many other blogs being launched: especially as it doesn’t (yet) have a unique selling point.

 

http://coffeexandxcake.blogspot.co.uk/

 

She describes her blog as one for sharing her thoughts with the world.

Good points – at the moment she seems to be posting little but often.

Points to ponder (1) – None

 

Prognosis – This blog might struggle to attract readers with so many other blogs being launched: especially as it doesn’t (yet) have a unique selling point.

 

http://robert-osborne.tumblr.com/

He describes his blog as being solely travel related. True, it does exactly what it says on the tin.

Good points – Pleasing and well-polished writing style.

Points to ponder (1) – The images are very small and do not seem to expand when I click on them.

 

Prognosis – Will be appreciated by people who have travelled (or will be travelling) to the same destination. Others might find it rather dull?

 

http://www.universityblogspot.com/

Described as being for all things “student”. The horribly cluttered front page seems to concentrate on the commercial and leisure aspects rather than the academic.

Good points – Some amazing glacier and railway photos.

Points to ponder (1) - But I would have liked to know exactly what I was looking at. The what, where and when of each photo I suppose?

 

Prognosis – Will such an overtly commercial blog inspire, demotivate or annoy the typical student reader?

 

 

http://pigtailedpoet.wordpress.com

Clearly a well-established blog that has been around for 12 months+. The expansion away from just poetry offers more scope for picking up readers.

Good points – Lots of photos of things you don’t often see in photos!

Points to ponder (1) – Sometimes the chosen justification of the text looked ugly.

Prognosis – Certainly one to watch. Likely to be around for the long haul.

 

http://darknesslight1.blogspot.co.uk

Very much a blog that you hope you never need to read since it explores how she dealt with parental bereavement.

Good points – The author writes clearly and well without getting over emotional.

Points to ponder (1) – Is the scope too narrow for a long term project?

 

Prognosis – The ultimate niche blog probably helping the writer as much as the reader?