Monday, February 7, 2011
Our blog group picked http://gawker.com/ as our blog site. Not only is this blog relevant to us as college students, but also to all average people. It was very clear and understandable, especially because they just re-did the set up. The right side of the site contains different topics of blogs anyone can explore, including one about college! This website is very timely by having recent news blogged. When you go to the search bar you can click whether you want to see all blogs, blogs from today, last week, or last month. It contains pathos considering the most popular posts are located on the front page, easy for you to see. You can search for anything you want to read about. The site does contain some ethos by stating other sites or sources from which to find more information on the subject being spoken about. We thought gawker.com would be great site because it shows real life stories, news, gossip and much more, which will appeal to anyone.
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Our blog on gawker definitely has tons of pathos. The posts up on the home page all cover very touchy subjects. From politics to killing sprees, and memoirs the blog appeals to everyones emotions. The almost all of the posts have ethos that can interest someone from all audiences. the newly remodeled gawker also has a lot of logos. the sensible and savvy layout of the blog is very user friendly and allows the blogs to catch the readers eye. Gawker is a very appealing blog.
ReplyDelete"Today's Gossip is Tomorrow's News"
ReplyDeleteGawker.com is a sister cite of Mr. Russ's Jezebel.com. 50-70 posts are published daily. The contents range vastly, in order to draw attention from a greater audience. Majority of the posts contain links to their sources, which validates their credibility. Additionally, each posting has a discussion thread where viewers can leave their thoughts, feelings or concerns. Overall, the blog our group chose is relevant, timely, and certainly compelling... because who doesn't want to read about scandal, "polidicks", and the latest "oopses and whoops"?!
Gawker.com is a great source of news, gossip, and other forms of information. It's regularly visited and is quiet a busy website. The format is easy to use and multifunctional. In this website there is also other websites you can visit to see other news and blogs. This blog is a great source for news and info.
ReplyDeleteI really like how this blog incorporates current events that are relevant to young adults. Many topics are covered by the blog, extending its pathos to a wider range of individuals. As Hannah mentioned, the website states "Today's Gossip is Tomorrow's News". This is a well-said quote and relates typical gossip to actual events that become headlines on the news. This creates a timely aspect and holds the viewers attention each day with the addition of new posts. In addition, this site is easy to maneuver,
ReplyDeleteGawker.com seems to be somewhat different from the blogs posted by previous groups mainly because it lacks advertisements for different products or contents. I feel like the absence of advertisements along the sides and bottom of the webpage make is less cluttered and easier to read and maneuver. Personally, I think this makes the webpage look more professional overall and I am more drawn to it and apt to read it. I am fond of the way the website pertains to our age group by featuring a variety of topics of current interest from celebrity gossip to politics and movies. Overall, the blog rides heavily on pathos in intriguing its viewers but logos and ethos are still subtly present.
ReplyDeleteI feel that his blog is extremely relevant and entertaining to anyone who is interested in Hollywood, sports and even science. However, upon reading some of the articles (mainly the one about Mark Sanchez and a seventeen-year-old girl) I find some of their concepts very hard to believe and therefore unreliable. While this website may keep you up on gossip about movies and TV shows, I don't feel like all of its facts are completely credible, especially when it comes to the personal lives of some of our more famous Americans.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tori and how the blog appears less clutered and busy with the lack of advertisements everywhere. The blog is quite easy to navigate, and you don't get bombarded by ads telling you to buy this and sign up for that. I also think it's great how it shows other websites to go to for more information on topics because it shows they may not have all the information, but here is where to accsess it.
ReplyDeleteThis blog contains interesting stories relating to scandals, gossip, and other celebrtiy events. These stories make it compelling to the audience, but credibility is questioned on many stories related to famous stars. The lack of ads on the blog make the blog less cluttered for easy navigation producting a profession layout. Overall the blog relies on its stories to attract attention to readers which shows a lot of pathos.
ReplyDeleteThis blog seems very interesting. I like how there are so many different stories right on the front page. Also, Neal made a good point by saying that the lack of ads helps with navigation. I feel that most of the stories will appeal to college students, since a lot of them deal with gossip/famous people. The only questionable thing is the credibility of some of the stories
ReplyDeleteI liked this blog because it seemed to be relevant to people of a wider age group. It focused not specifically on adults and not specifically on college students. It had topics that would interest both age groups. I liked the way that the blog was set up and made it very easy to navigate through each post so that way you can find the blog post that would interest you the most.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Neal. This blog can be easy to navigate due to the lack of cluttering ads. But this disagrees with him as it shows that this blog actually cares about the stories instead of just trying to promote products. This increases the credibility.
ReplyDeleteBeing able to navigate the blog without it being overly cluttered with advertisements is comforting and rare. I feel that this blog does a very good job of keeping the reader focused on their content. I agree with Rachel as well, the blog seems to cover a decent age range of readers, which is a change from a lot of the blogs that have been chosen thus far.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Ms. Cooman about how the relative absence of ads increases credibility. When there are advertisements all over the reader gets the feeling the blog is merely there to sell them something.
ReplyDeleteThis blog was very informative to college students on topics not normally searched or perused often. Celebrity scandals and political topics are the main focus of this blog. The way they present the information is mainly directed toward students which is very appealing to read.
ReplyDeleteThis blog isn't bad. I guess it appeals to some college students, but I just don't feel like there is very much variety in the articles. It almost feels like I'm reading TMZ or some other gossip magazine. I personally like some of the other blogs better, because they aren't news topics. Other blogs have more posts relating to college students (stress management techniques, for example). Maybe I'm just salty because the first thing I saw when I clicked on the link was an old guy taking shirtless pics in the mirror. That was a little bit of a turn-off for me.
ReplyDeleteI think this blog is alright, but it's a lot like some of the other blogs relating to college life and what have you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all the people who have already said the site is easy to navigate because it lacks many ads. The thing I like about this site is the the box in the bottom right corner. It seems that you can keep scrolling down forever and new articles will keep coming up. After so long, anyone is bound to find at least one thing that will interest them.
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of how this blog is set up. When I read an article The side bar stays in the same place so I can continue to browse away. I like the simple headings that make me be able to quickly pick what I want to read. Overall a good mix of articles covering a lot of current issues.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everybody, this site is very easy to navigate. Also as Jeff pointed out there aren't many ads so you can find the content quicker. The site is broken up into easy to follow titles also enhancing its navigation. Overall I think this is a great blog choice and has very informative information.
ReplyDeleteI like how the website is very well laid out. The ads are all on the side and the blogs are the middle so easy navigation. This site is closely related to Jezebel site we saw the first day, and this site is very up to date and interesting.
ReplyDeleteI also feel that the rhetoric of this blog is far flashier than that of some of the other blogs we have looked at. It's an intelligent way of narrowing the blogs audience younger people that are most likely to purchase advertised products that are cleverly intertwined in the stories column.
ReplyDeleteThis site is very easy to navigate and you don't get lost in a bunch of tabs or links. It is for people that are into anything pop culture or celebrities lives. I personally don't really care about those things but many people will read about it for hours. There aren't many ads but the ones they have are fairly generic that are directed at most people.
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