http://catharticbehavior.blogspot.com/
This blog, which belongs to a woman who lives in San Francisco, acts as an online dairy, where she recounts daily events that occur, and uploads her pictures and favourite website links.
Features
Introduction and Profile
At the top of her webpage is a quick introduction of her reason for creating a blog:
“blogs seem to be the latest craze these days...it's taken me some months to become literate in blogging and have seen the positive effects with my friends. so, alas, it's time to join the bandwagon, and fill people in on my life by a different avenue of sorts”
The profile provides some simple information about the writer of the blog, such as her name and her location. It provides a quick introduction to her, which allows users who have never read her blog to understand more about her and her reason for creating a blog.
Top 10 goals
An unusual feature to see on a blog, at the side of her page is a list of her top 10 goals. This again provides new readers with a better understanding of her lifestyle and aims. They are shown below:
My pictures and Favourite .com’s
There is a link to her photo album, which is public and can be viewed by anyone. Friends can view and comment her photos, which allows her to feel connected to people which she may not be able to see that often. There is also a list of her favourite webpages, allowing her to market them and encourage others to visit, and allowing those who like her blog to look at some of the other websites she likes, as there is a good chance they will like them as well.
Friends Blogs
She has a list of links to her friends’ blogs. This suggests she is part of a fairly small online community, who use blogger to communicate with each other and discuss their daily lives online.
Her posts
Her posts generally just recount the days events, but some can be used to send a message or just let off steam. For example:
“labels really can either help or hurt people. and the labels people use to try to help sometimes just hurt them from getting any help. frustration. that's what i'm feeling right now. i'm at work, haven't had a break, and am waiting to hear back from hospitals about this kid i've been working with.sure, he doesn't have the best history of behavior, but right now, he's being so much more patient than i am. hospitalize me soon. ha i'm just venting. i feel bad...he needs to go somewhere, but since he used to do this and that, his chances for help now are slim. what to do?the purpose of my blog. watch the labels you give people.”
Her blog is a good example of:
- Personalisation – she has adapted the traditional layout to make her page a lot more unique to her, and to give consumers an instant insight into her personality
- Convergence – her blog contains photos, videos, links etc.
- Interactivity – both in terms of her being a media producer and taking an active role, and also in terms of others being able to comment on her posts and give their own feedback
For more on why people write and read blogs, read my blog about blogging!
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