The Weblog Review

Perhaps my melancholy mood at the time of this review is what caused me to take such a liking to this site. Perhaps I’m just a darn good judge of incredible writing. I’d like to think it’s the latter. I invite you to judge for yourself.



Billy is 21, yet writes with the heart and soul of a person who’s years his senior. His isn’t a collection of daily today-I-did-this tidbits. Billy shares his feelings and experiences in a kind of lyrical prose that leaves you with goosebumps on your arms:



I’d like to walk down that crowded beach, the three AM winds and the sand at my feet. If only I could share the feeling with more than tiresome words and passing dreams, it’d be the majestic serenade.



You won’t find any entries before February 1, 2002, but the entries available are all thoughtful and articulate.



Lost By an Echo has a very clean, basic, and simple layout that compliments the more complex writing. Having only one image, the loading time is down to a few seconds on a dialup connection. Though a complete archives section is not yet available, one can travel through this site via a “previous” link at the end of each post. The site is searchable and also has a healthy links page.



This journal is the perfect balance of visual ease and mental and emotional stimulation. Visit this site when you have some quiet time to take in everything that’s been shared, and be sure to check back for the archives.

Lost By An Echo

Very busy. That’s what I’d use to describe the entire “U Tha Sucka Sucka” site.



I’m only on a dial-up modem, and loading speed for the splash page and the next page, which contained the weblog, was excruciatingly slow – almost to the point that I’d want to give up on it and go on to the next site.



Once all the graphics are loaded, this site is VERY busy. G.I. Joe graphics, images of wrestlers, Bruce Lee – it’s all thrown all over the page. There wasn’t much rhyme or reason towards it, but it still had somewhat of a decent visual appeal to it.



The weblog entries are few in number. There’s February, and an archived section of November. I do really like how the author starts each entry with “No, I won’t shut up…” – a very humorous touch!



The entries are sometimes very funny – “real” children of the 80s and the luckiest men in the world are two posts that come to mind that made me laugh. Others focus on nWo wrestling, or the author’s personal life – while both are somewhat interesting, they’re both things that I don’t fully understand.



There is definitely some big time talent and a lot of hard work put behind this site. Just because the site isn’t for me doesn’t mean it’s not worth checking out. U Tha Sucka Sucka

I’m not sure why, but I really like the domain name of this weblog. And, despite what one may think going into it, the site doesn’t completely concentrate on just boy bands or that kind of thing.



The more recent weblog entries have song lyrics at the beginning and end of each post. I’m not sure the relevance of the chosen lyrics, but they range from all sorts of different artists and are nice to read. Sometimes, though, it’s hard to find the actual weblog post between the two different sets of lyrics.



The different posts don’t really vary a lot, with the archives concentrating mainly on N’Sync’s new album and other musical news. Every once in a while, you learn about what might have happened in the author’s life that specific day.



Sparkles.nu has some very nice graphics, and the creator clearly spent a lot of time working with the site, which is evident from the huge amount of links within the site and the intricate graphics used throughout. This is definitely a *complete* site.Sparkles.nu

As part of The Burning Bird Network, this weblog was a pretty good read.



When the site is first loading, an orange background pops up first throwing up all sorts of warning flags. However, once the site loaded, the other colors that are used really presented a nice looking layout.



The weblog itself is very nice. The entries are easy to read due to the very fine writing style of the author. Some of the entries are focused more towards perhaps personal friends of the authors, but others are very funny.



My favorite part of the entire site can be found on the right-hand column. There, you’ll find definitions relating to the weblog world called the “Blogicon”. This is some VERY funny stuff!

Burningbird

If you’re looking for a site loaded with information about the internet and the culture surrounding it, .netculture definitely has exactly that.



The creators of the site describe it as “A site were everyone can upload their work and ideas. It is an e-zine that is ultimately built by its users”, and I can’t come up with a better description.



The site is very well laid out, and generally easy to navigate. It’s also a very extensive site.



The writing is very well done on this site. The different articles aren’t necessarily geared towards the general public, but those with even a slight understanding of the internet culture as a whole will find the articles informative as well as educational.



I felt like maybe the archives section could have been easier to navigate through, perhaps through a dated system, but overall the site was all-around excellent.



Bring yourself “closer to the digital spirit” and check this site out..netculture