After 3 months of maintaining a blog I still haven't found an answer, however what I have found is a new world of communication. Within this new world of communication involves one medium...a blog...with numerous themes and topics!
Blogs can range anywhere from celebrity news, to fashion, promotional avenues for businesses and performers, personal insights from war zones and unknown individuals broadcasting their private feelings and thoughts.
The blog I have decided to critique is Ask Sam and it is one of the many blogs found on the Sydney Morning Herald website.
Ask Sam is maintained by Samantha Brett, a media personality and author. What began as Sam and the City in February of 2006 and herald as Australia's first dating blog has not only gone through a name change, but has quickly become one of Australia's most popular blogs.
The aim of the bolg is to provide an avenue for the men and women of Australia to ask questions about anything and everything to do with matters of the heart and mind...as well as physical matters! Not only will Sam answer bloggers questions, fellow bloggers are encouraged to post comments to open discussions about certain topics.
What I like about this blog is that each entry is unique and interesting! It is also covering topics that people are too afraid or find too taboo to talk about or merely mention in public. The entries in this blog are to the point and open, which allows the reader to relate to them. The also have a very personal touch, again making it easy to feel relaxed and to find them relatable.
There are some negatives however to this blog. It feels too much like Sex and the City, 'possibly' a reason for the name change... For me, and many other females Sex and the City was how we learnt not only about ourselves but also about life and love. This kinda feels like a cop out this blog, taking an idea, that when it first came out, was original and fresh and giving it a new name.
However any person who is so willing to open up about matters of the heart and mind deserves to be congratualted. What was once taboo is now open fodder on the internet and blogs have a lot to do with this, by providing people with a place to communicate their thoughts and feelings!
This blog doesn't aim to hurt or offend anyone, though it may offend some. The light hearted yet open approach to these topics makes it readable. I would recommend this blog to individuals who are looking for some guidance in a relationship, to anyone wishing to pinder some of the bigger questions in life because yes, it does raise some philosophical matters and anyone who wants to know what other people think about life and love.
M
1 comment:
Hello. This post is likeable, and your blog is very interesting, congratulations :-). I will add in my blogroll =). If possible gives a last there on my blog, it is about the Fragmentadora de Papel, I hope you enjoy. The address is http://fragmentadora-de-papel.blogspot.com. A hug.
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