You Blog, I blog, We all blog

Blogs can be set up in so many diverse and interesting ways, and it happens that some are more appealing than others. I decided to try googling things that I liked and add “blog” to the end of it to see what kinds of blogs would interest me. I googled “dancer’s blog” and I was brought to a blog all about dance naturally. I liked how it had many pictures of dancers but I found that I disliked the lack of communication. All the blog really was, was picture after picture. There was nowhere to comment on these pictures or even a description underneath them.  I found that to be a major disappointment because it would have been interesting to see what performances these pictures were from. So an overview of this blog (http://thedancersblog.tumblr.com/) I liked how the pictures related to the theme of dancing but disliked the communication throughout the blog.

      Another blog I looked at was “Productive Flourishing.”( http://www.productiveflourishing.com/) Immediately I found I liked it because right when I clicked onto the page the owner of the blog had an “about me” section. I like when blogs are more personal like that, and the blogger will tell you about themselves. I find it interesting to see where the blogger comes from and what motivated them to write about this blog. I also liked the interesting title used. I found that when a blog has an interesting title that is what will grab the reader’s attention first.  Overall I found this blog to be interesting but I did find things I disliked with it. I found this blog was confusing to navigate. I could not find where the blog posts are or where people commented.

                From observing the likes and dislikes of these blogs, it made it easier for me to set up my blog. I gave my blog and interesting title “The Good Life,” and I am making sure to incorporate many pictures. My goal by the end of this semester is to blog about my freshmen experience here at Southern. I want the people who read my blog to in a way take this journey with me as they read all the things I’m experiencing.