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When I first saw the name American Blogger I thought this was going to be about a guy who would be blogging about the war in Iraq. But then I saw that the category he listed was movies instead of politics so I was revealed.

American Blogger is still a very young site being that it just started in April. Additionally the months are not filled with a lot of posts, or more specifically a lot of ranting and raving and general rambling that can be found in a lot of other blogs. Instead the author posts movie reviews, pictures of actresses, and sports information. I was very happy to see that the movie reviews were more than a quick blurb, but also they aren’t long and drawn out giving away every detail of the movie.

The design of the site is a very simple two-column layout like most blogs are now. The header image looks cut off for me on the main page, but works fine for all the archives. This could be some issue with css and the browser I am using (Safari). The other down side to the site is that there is sort of a splash page. It is more of a intro page with links to six different areas of the site, but I still consider it a splash page, and we all should know how I feel about those now (in case you don’t know how I feel, I do not like splash pages).

Back to the weblog itself: when the author does post pictures he is kind enough to send them through some filters and resizing in Photoshop, which is a nice touch. It made me feel like the author actually cared about the content of his site, rather than just throwing random pictures up of actress, sports figures, etc. The only downside I have to the blog is the lack of content. I understand that one cannot possibly see every single movie and write a review about it, but the fact that there are posts about actresses and sports should be able to get enough content for the author.

Overall I thought the concept of American Blogger was a good one and the execution is there too. I do however feel that the content really needs to be kicked up a notch to be really noteworthy. I enjoyed spending my time here and I hope that in time the site improves.American Blogger

Wow.. the American blogger; this must be something – that’s a big claim.

The site has a menu page which leads to the various areas of the site. It links to the blog, photos, links, a guest book, FAQs and a Dallas Cowboys section. It looks good. Not all sections are complete; especially those concerning America’s team.

The design of the blog section is great. Simple and straight forward, easy to read, a great banner. There is a right hand side panel with links to the various parts of his site, his photos (and there are some great photos), other blogs and the perfunctory archives, previous posts and a search facility.

The links work and open in the same window. There is a comments resource which is often full of banter with James’ like minded readership.

The blog has been in existence only a short time since April 2004. He posts reasonably regularly and the posts are varied. Movie reviews is his main stay but he has diverse interests and diverse styles of presenting his opinions or snippets of information.

I made a big mistake which I hope not to repeat in future; I checked out this guy’s photo. Sometimes you can intuit a sense of someone’s personality from their photo and it happened here. James is a real nice guy. How can I be mean about a real nice guy? My daughter says I can’t and I’ve got to agree with her.

I get that sense from his writing too. His prose is not particularly wonderful. I’m not overly fond of some of his use of the vernacular. I’m not a slut or at least don’t appreciate being called one. I really couldn’t get too interested in the majority of his posting. I have very little interest in trivia, pizza or American sports. His film reviews were short but generally on the button, by which I mean I agreed with his opinion. However there is feel good factor here. He really is a nice guy. I also laughed out loud on a couple of occasions – I really did.

All you hip young trendy gunslingers will love James perhaps. He is fun and friendly and doesn’t really have a purpose. That’s no bad thing. Peace and love to the Big Dog… three out of five.
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Surprise, surprise. ‘Tales of the man who(re)’ was not as sexually explicit as I expected. I was prepared to read a site peppered with porn or at least a vanity site belonging to a shallow, narcissistic owner. Tales of the man who(re) is neither of those. Maybe his interesting writing belies an extremely pretentious human being? Who knows? Damned if I could tell.

What sets this blog apart from the others? At face value, not much. Digging into the archives you’ll find the usual weblog fare: quiz results, opinions on pop culture, photos of friends, poetry, etc. The saving grace (a big one) is that the author writes well. Whether it’s complex thoughts or banal minutia, Zachary (the siteowner) knows how to wrap them up, shove them down your throat, and leave you satisfied. Some of his most recent posts are stories about a seemingly perfect woman he just met two weeks ago. Is he in love? Let’s just say that if your posts to your site begin playing out like a paragraph out of a Nicholas Sparks novel, you probably ARE in love. Anyway, you can read his site and decide for yourself.

The design looks like another blogger template. The only complaint I have about it is that the posts are not easily distinguished from the comments.

There’s not many other features besides links which include his other (non-blog) site and other blogs. The weblog itself has only been around since May and it looks like it’s headed in the right direction. Zachary’s posts are fun to read, but they’re not that different from posts by other exceptional bloggers.tale of the man who(re)

giencke.net opens to a very peaceful and clean looking blog. The pale colors go with the blog very well. When I first enter a weblog, I like to see something that tells me a bit about the author, not to mention some insight on what the blog is about. Well to my satisfaction, I found exactly that info at this blog.

This blog has been around from October, 2002. The author “Pete” is a college student from the university of Minnesota. He has a love for playing softball among several other hobbies etc. Now on to the posts.

I have read several entries in Pete’s blog. It is of a personal nature, but not too personal. He basically covers his everyday life but nothing too personal. He speaks a lot about his friends, where he and his friends go and what they do. Things like that. A lot of his posts are just one line , and several of his entries just have a quote etc. from a song.

Even though his entries are not too much of a personal nature, somehow they give you the feeling that you know him somewhat and they make you want to know him a bit more.
His entries are very well written. He has a way of telling a story that makes you feel as if you’ve been there at the time. He even lets you see the emotional side of him as he talks about the “Reagan” funeral coverage on tv.

Pete’s blog is a two column lay-out. He has several links on the right hand side which all seem to be in working order. He has several links to photos in his entries as well. The design is very clean and as I stated earlier, the pale colors go very well with the entries.
To conclude the review, I couldn’t find one fault with Pete’s blog. I found it to be very interesting and entertaining and I would recommend it as a good read. So Pete, keep up the good work and I hope you continue to keep your blog going for a very long time.
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I loved the title. The man who… the man whore… an interesting play on words. I loved the look too when I arrived at the site. Red, very red. There is an interesting banner and a left hand side panel which is uncluttered. I like straightforward designs. There is a blogger profile, details of his website, previous posts and a smattering of links. Not enough to put you off trying one or two.

There is comment facility and he uses links from his posts which are all in working order. He also uses an audio post which is functioning.

I was expecting a seedy trawl through a red light something which is what I got but it left me feeling uneasy. He uses mobile phone photos which work well in the setting. Better photography would not have sat so well amongst his literary meanderings.

The weblog began or at least has archives dating back only to the end of May this year. Thus far we have two central events which pervade his posts. Initially the break up with Melissa and latterly the coming together with Kelly. His success with Kelly – his words!

Zaque, and he wins an award for the most pretentious spelling of his name, is a self-centred arrogant pig. His writing and pseudo poetry reflects this. He wallows in self-pity following his break up from Melissa and his words ooze that most putrid of emotions. I couldn’t feel sorry for the guy; I just wanted to scream… “broken hearts are for arseholes…” He is arrested for DUI and compares the experience to being raped. How sorry for yourself can you be?

His subsequent detailing of his romance with Kelly is so full of self gratification and bravado that you might conclude that there are two people writing this, if it wasn’t for the accompanying overblown poetry. Indeed for “a writer”, again his choice of words, his poetry or prose ain’t up to all that much.

We were promised more poetry, more pictures, “girl drama”, 100 songs that move him and a ‘big secret’ for July. We’ve had all but the secret thus far. The 100 songs would make Mr Happy depressed and are an ideal musical accompaniment to his sad laboured detailing of his ongoing experiences of life, love and college life.

There is something very sinister here… like the beginnings of a movie about someone and something that ain’t gonna turn out all sweetness and light. How creepy… I’m not sure that I wanna know the truth. I won’t be back. One out of five for an interesting design.tale of the man who(re)