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My initial impression of this blog was good. Very good. The crisp, clean layout was a very welcome beginning to my time spent here. The second thing I noticed was the incredibly proper grammar. Yet again I'm reminded of how we here, in North America, have butchered the English language. It was obvious from the start that this blog was not written by a North American.
The content of this blog isn't anything overly new, different or out of the ordinary. However, it managed to keep me completely interested, to the point that I had to force myself to stop reading in order to write my review. iMark, the blog's author, is witty, funny, observant and descriptive. The combination of these results in a wonderfully friendly reading experience that makes you laugh, smile and think, which is always a welcome side-effect of a blog, in my opinion.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the '100 things' page, as well as the 'interview with an iMark' page. I laughed out loud on several occasions while reading that one. The option to skin the site was a nice addition, which, admittedly, I played around with quite a bit.
All in all, I found this site to be flawless. No design, spelling or grammatical errors to detract from the content. iMark obviously takes great pride in his blog. A pride refelcted in every little detail. I absolutely loved reviewing this blog, and I will most certainly be returning.
This site was reviewed on 2004-04-18 by IslandGirl.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
IslandGirl felt that iMark deserved a rating of 5.
Imark manages to make a good first impression. It is a beautifully put together simple and tastefully designed template which adapts well to the even the smallest screen resolution. There are several pages useful in establishing a profile of this author, in particular I would recommend the Interview with imark and the 100 things list. An added bonus for any reader is the fact that this site is actually ‘skinnable’ - a whole range of stunning templates is located under Variations on a theme, and of course in the pull down menu on the index page. All of which show the same simple elegance of the default template.
The author of imark writes very well, his posts are interesting and show more than a modicum of wit. If there wasn’t an about me page here you could learn a lot about this author purely from the content of his blog. The archives go back to September 2003, the largest percentage of which are personal postings. There are plenty of stories from his day-to-day life but they are delivered in such a way as to never fall into the trap that grabs so many who begin posting every dull detail of their lives. There are also plenty of musings on wider subjects, and again they are written in such a manner as to be both thought provoking and engaging.
As previously stated the template is the first striking part of this weblog, it’s a classy design, and it’s immediately apparent to any viewer that this was designed by someone with a real attention to detail. My favourite template out of his range however had to be the default, although the others were equally well put together. The site was very easy to navigate with a good hierarchy of links, and no over-abundance (all too frequently found on weblogs).
There is in fact very little to find fault with at imark. It manages to bridge the grap of displaying both a good design and appealing content. He writes very well, frequently thought provoking, engaging and with real evidence of wit. In fact he makes even the most tedious subject sound fascinating. For me, this is a 5/5 site, easy navigation, flawless design and good writing. It may be one of many personal blogs out there, but Imark stands out from the crowd for me.
This site was reviewed on 2004-04-18 by fembat.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
fembat felt that iMark deserved a rating of 5.
They say honesty is the best policy, but sometimes I just dread being honest , but here goes.
When i first entered the blog "Deletetheweb", my first impression was "Yet another dull one". The posts were in the center and the links on the left hand side with very little design to the page.
Along with the links on the left hand side was a link to "100 things about me". This is where I learned that the author was a 30 year old male from London. I learned a lot about him from reading that section.
I then proceeded to read his entries. Starting with his main page , then into his archives. He wrote about a surgery he has had, he wrote about his blog, his work and just other everyday happenings in his life. After I got halfway through his main page, I started to feel depressed. His entries were actually depressing me.
I thought maybe they would get better if I kept reading. It just didn't happen. This guy doesn't even seem to have any confidence in himself. Apparently he doesn't even seem to think that very many people are reading his blog. Here is an example of a couple of lines he wrote.
I attacked Blog with the digital equivalent of a feather duster today, mercilessly clearing away several months worth of accumulated cobwebs. In an attempt to be friendlier to new readers (not that I have any, but a blog can dream, can't it?),
I just couldn't get deep into the posts. To be honest, I enjoyed reading the secton of "100 things about me ", more than I did the entries. There is even one entry where he is talking to his blog. Maybe it was supposed to be funny/amusing, but it just didn't make me laugh.
In conclusion, the writing is good. Very neat and very easy to read. Maybe if the author could brighten up the design a bit, and spruce up the posts a little so they won't be so depressing, his blog could have the potential to recieve a rating of 5.
This site was reviewed on 2004-04-18 by darkangel_00.
They felt this site belonged in the Personal category.
darkangel_00 felt that iMark deserved a rating of 3.
3 reviewers gave iMark an average rating of 4.3333
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