Entry #1- Opinion on Blogs

As we begin our blogs for Eng102, we need to learn what to do and what not to do. Hopefully, I can stay along the lines of, "What to Do." I went over a few blogs to look at and gather opinions of other blogs to help develop a stronger sense of blogging. Here are a few that I liked, and one I did not like as much.

Good to Go's!

1) The first blog I enjoyed viewing and reading was 20-Nothings by Jessie Rosen. She kept a professional look to it while still making it sound welcoming and entertaining. Also, she explains her posts before getting into detail, which helped me decide whether I wanted to read it and if I thought it would keep my attention. I particularly liked her post about 49 Life Skills Every Modern Woman Should Have since she made it into a list, thus making it easy and entertaining to read. 

What I learned from 20-Nothings:

- Use lists when appropriate to make things easier to read

- Try to write in a way that keeps the attention of readers

- In short, explain what I'm writing about before diving in

2) A second blog that was particularly nice to go through was Dot Earth by Andrew C. Revkin. 

It was informative and professional, keeping readers updated on world news. In a way, it was similar to a newspaper. For instance, Revkin updates people on the ebola epidemic in West Africa. Another thing I appreciated about this blog is that the pictures and text were evenly spaced out and did not create any type of disorganized clusters. Also, it had many links to lead to a more detailed version of each topic blogged. 

What I learned from Dot Earth:

- use links when appropriate

- avoid disorganized clusters

- be informative when needed

Not that Great

1) One blog I viewed that I did not like whatsoever was PostSecret. It hardly had any text to it and was mainly a long stream of pictures. Also, the content was mostly inappropriate material that made me a little uncomfortable. It wasn't professional in any way, and it also was not particularly personal. While the things posted may be personal information, it was a cluster of posts made be many people verses one. 

What I learned from PostSecret:

- do not post things that could potentially make readers uncomfortable

Hopefully my blogs will be easy for everybody to navigate through and will keep your attention by breaking it down into sections and staying organized!