Group 3

Our blog group decided to post a blog that is very relevant to college students like us. CollegeBlender (www.collegeblender.com) is a site where anyone can post about any topic related to college students. Because this is timely and relevant to college students, we believed that this site would be entertaining for everyone in this class. Although this site does not have much ethos, since it is all based on opinionated writings of random individuals, it is loaded with pathos. Everything on this site is directed towards us, as students. On this site you can read about ways to handle your emotions, good music, ways to save money, things that make you laugh, and other college things (like drinking games...a topic that noone in this class should even bother reading). Go check this site out. You won't be disappointed.

Blog Group 2

Our blog group chose http://collegetimes.us/ to present for our blog project. College Times is a blog on which anyone can publish, particularly college students or affiliates. The blog’s pathos is directed toward college students. Numerous practical postings covering a variety of topics can be found on the site. Alerts, news, politics, entertainment, art, science, health, tech, and finance are all areas of interest with multiple postings referring to each specific subject area. A picture accompanies each posting and the block layout of the site makes it easy to maneuver.

We chose College Times as our group blog because of its pathos, or relation to its audience. This blog has much to offer for college students, freshman in particular. From “Things to Think About Before Sophomore Year” to “Poverty: WTF is it?” a wide variety of interest areas are covered. Whether looking for humor, college reviews, or just random information related to college life, chances are you will find it on College Times. Check it out!

Our group chose to share http://www.elevenwarriors.com/, an Ohio State sports blog. We chose Eleven Warriors because it is one of the most popular blogs about a common interest practically all of us share: Ohio State football and basketball. The authors of Eleven Warriors do a good job of frequently providing new posts. Some posts are meant to be informative while others aim to be funny from the perspective of Buckeyes fans.

We also chose Eleven Warriors because of the way it demonstrates ethos and pathos, two concepts we have discussed in class. The content of the blog is definitely aimed to an audience of Buckeye fans. It is strongly opinionated and cannot be considered an objective source. This contributes to the pathos of the blog by making it appeal to Ohio State fans. The blog's presentation is also appealing to this audience because of the repetition of the colors scarlet and gray. The site claims to have no affiliation with The Ohio State University. Its credibility comes from the duration and popularity of the blog. Advertisements for tickets and OSU apparel on the blog target Buckeye fans.