The three journals I have looked at are Twitter, Livejournal, and Blogger. I had a look through Twitter first- it has a simple set up, which I like, but it won’t do what I want to accomplish with my blog. The posts are too short, and when looking through a list of following, the microblogs are not distinguishable from one another and the way they’re written does not flow to my liking. The constant @names are unattractive and make reading the blog bumpy. In addition, I need to talk about a lot of things on my blog: information about the drums/cymbals/hardware (brand, series, size, age, condition, etc.), my thoughts, and my price. A couple lines of text will not be able to accomplish these prerequisites.
The next blog site I looked at was Livejournal. This was a step in the right direction, but did not particularly stand out to me. The site layout reminds me of msn.com- WAY too busy. Livejournal is trying to be msn.com/myspace/facebook all in one. The cheesey ‘gifts’ you can buy for $0.99 cents reminds me of the ones facebook had years ago. The polls are unnecessary space fillers. The ‘writer’s block’ question seems like it’s trying to appeal to egocentric people- the question I’m looking at is: “Do you keep your LiveJournal a secret from someone?”, which doesn’t add anything to the site. The site also has lots of ads.
The Blog I finally decided on is Blogger. I had an account two minutes after starting the application process and from there I could customize my blog with ease. I haven’t seen any pop ups or things to deter people from following my blog. The options for customizing my blog are great, simple, organized, and clear. Feels like a standard way of setting up a personal page.
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