Entry#1 Learning About Blogs

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 To take the first step into becoming a great blogger, I decided that some research on successful blogs would be a good stepping stone.

  I started by reviewing the popular blog http://lifehacker.com/ . Upon visiting this blog I found myself starting to feel like I was reviewing a coupon book. Most of the blogs were on great deals or articles on ways to make life less difficult.
  The next blog I looked at was http://gizmodo.com/ . The blog seemed scattered with no real theme with each post. It seemed that each post was supposed to be interesting to the audience, but the theme of the blog gave me no interest at all. The only things about this blog that I thoroughly enjoyed was the search bar and the fact that the blog itself has its' own log in and community.
  Another blog that intrigued me was http://gawker.com/ . This blog is basically a gossip blog on celebrities and other big media news in the world. I find that this blog has a consistent theme and good organization skills. The only thing that gives makes me a bit skeptical of this blog is that most of the blog posts are mainly shared articles from different websites by different admins on gawker.com. The only thing that I find that may pull the audience into the blog more than anything else is the small amount of voice each blog post gives, not too much nor too little.
  The last blog that caught my interest was http://postsecret.com/ but I found myself disappointed. While I could see why this blog is popular for its realism and creativity, I found myself disappointed with the lack of description and point of the blog post. I got the feeling that the blog was created then abandoned, there looked as if no effort was actually put into the blog posts besides the copy and paste of images.
  After reviewing these popular sites, I feel that I have found a more clear definition of what a blog should be like for the intended audiences. Hope that everyone received some sort of insight from these blogs too, feel free to comment below of what you thought about them.