Entry #1: Wide World of Blogs.

Up until recently I've operated under the assumption that blogs were just spaces for random people catalog their lives for strangers to look at. The word "blog" conjures up images of early 2000's clip art and grainy pictures mixed with an obnoxious amount of advertisements. Today, blogs cover a wide variety of topics and carry out many different functions. There's medical blogs, legal blogs, and of course the personal journal type blogs. I don't really follow too many blogs as I prefer other mediums. However, one type of blog that I read regularly are recipe blogs.

About two years ago I began a journey to improve my my physical fitness. Probably the most important part of fitness is learning how to eat correctly. I scoured the internet for advice on how to meal prep without eating the same thing for weeks on end. Let's be honest there's only so many times you can eat chicken and vegetables. BORING! I found this blog called Sweet Peas and Saffron. The author of this blog creates healthy recipes from various cultural backgrounds that are meant to be made in advance and eaten for multiple days. The author has writes in a casual/professional tone. You can tell she is more relaxed with her writing, but she keeps it well organized and grammatically correct. This is because she receives advertisement revenue from her blog so maintains a certain level of professionalism. The author's purpose is to provide a catalog of recipes that are quick and easy to prepare for people who have busy lives. She created her blog as a response to her experience as a mom returning to school while also working. As college student who is also on active duty I can really appreciate what the author is doing with her blog. 

Another blog that I've come across on my online adventures is called Velocity Micro. The purpose of this blog is to provide information about computer components to people interested in building their own computers. The blog has a more professional tone because it is run by a company that assembles custom computers. The writers avoid becoming too personal with their audience. Their main goal is not to form a close connection but to educate consumers about computer products. The authors organize their blog to follow along with the release of new products in order to constantly stay up to date.

I found another blog called Apartment Therapy which creates posts about apartment interiors and styles. I didn't like this particular blog very much. The blog has an over abundance of advertisements and pop ups which makes it difficult to navigate at times. There isn't a whole lot of organization either. There's no easy way to navigate between posts other than what is recommended to you at the end of each post. Many of the posts also link to Pinterest when they refer to certain products. It's frustrating that you have to navigate away from a blog and get into a separate app just to read about what the blog is trying to get across.

Overall, there's a plethora of blogs available on the internet. The few that I read regularly have really changed my opinion on blogs in general.