Review 3161

Since it’s been ages since I’ve read any new blogs so I have to say it was fun to read a new site, however, I was wishing for something a bit more original.

Kinipela.org is hosted and ran by Jenn, a 21-year-old woman living “an average life” as she puts it. She’s married, has a dog and is currently going to college. She mostly just talks about her family, husband and school. I did like the few personal entries she had regarding some news about pregnancy and another post about how it’s important to not argue about every little thing that ticks you off about your partner. Over all the posts were so-so. I think I would like it if she engaged me more in her posts so I could get an idea who Jenn is and relate to her. I don’t really feel like I really know who she is.

The site’s default look currently is black with large, white snowflakes, in season with the time of year it is currently. Felt a bit too dark for me, so I changed it to a purple, winter theme because it was easier on my eyes. Her site’s fairly easy to get around which is always a plus for any type of site. I wish though her archives were organized by month, rather than having to click on the link “previous entries” to get older posts.

Kinipela.org doesn’t really differ from a lot of blogs out there on the internet. I think the only draw to this was maybe those few personal posts, but that’s about it. It’s an average site about a girl with “an average life.”
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Review 3162

Kai is a lovely name isn’t it? Its a kind of quirky, not your usual kind of name. This Kai is a 28 year old guy from Dallas and despite his non-biblical name his blog is pretty standard as far as blogs go. He has a flickr photostream to host photos, a straight blogger template and fairly typical posts about observations, complaints etc. The subtitle for the site is “A BLOG TO POST COMMENTS ON MY DAILY LIFE, MY OBSESIONS, DESIRES, PLANS, AND MY BAD HABITS”

There are some interesting posts, and I enjoy reading about how much worse the crime rate is in his hometown compared to mine as he discussed a rather scary looking map plotting of crimes near his place. He also talks a fair bit about what he is doing, who he is meeting and lengthy interpretations about SMS messages he is receiving. His latest post is about his drive to work. His writing style is almost like a casual email to a friend.

Kai is an analyst who has recently started a new job and moved into a new house. He complains about his neighbors, his work and one post about Thanksgiving alludes to his sexuality, which of course doesn’t change my opinion and if any, increases the interest factor of this personal blog.

Despite it all though, I just can’t get excited about Kai’s site. I think his friends and family (neighbors and work-mates) would probably find this online aspect of their friend rather interesting, but for the rest of us there is nothing to see here. NULL

Review 3165

Its a joy to visit a blogger website for someone with enough CSS knowledge (or help) to remove the blogger frame from the top. Instantly the design appeals to me at the “Dee411” blog, with a clean layout and complimentary tones, the page is offset by the striking drawn image of three African women.

It’s been about a week since the the last post when I read the site, but reading further I realize our main author, Dee S White, is taking part in the NaNoWriMo project, where budding authors race to write 50,000 words with emphasis on quantity, not quality. For a personal blog though, Dee411 certainly has a touch of quality. As a writer, she is a natural, and her words and sentence structure are well chosen and fluent.

That said, a major theme that runs throughout the site is Dee’s piety and the site even includes a “mission statement” about “getting the word out” about the big JC, which is all well and good if you are jumping on that particular spiritual path and want another bookmark to add to the 81,200,000 other sites vying for your dogmatic patronage. For the rest of us, you have to read between the posts, and there are some great thoughts and issues raised in here.

Dee411 reminds me of a woman I know, strong and searching. She has talent and soul and resigns all of this to a greater power and modestly makes her way. D.S.White has built the blog with love and it shows. She pours her heart into her writing and succeeds effortlessly. I read somewhere “Its not God I don’t like, it’s his fan club.”, and I only wish there were more fans like Dee. All the talent and inspiration in the world can’t make up for a theme you can’t appreciate though, so I can’t recommend this blog overall. An easy read otherwise. NULL

Review 3174

I hate going to the doctor. It’s not a fear that keeps me from going, it’s that I’m too busy to take time out of my day to sit in a waiting room for 982 hours just to be diagnosed with a common cold. I’d much rather take care of it on my own, if only I had the knowledge. “Know More About Homeopathy” certainly piqued my interest and I was excited to see what I could learn.

This weblog, like many others, is still in its infancy. The first post was published on December 11th of this year and gives a thorough explanation of what Homeopathy is for those people that are not aware of exactly what they’re reading. The rest of the posts follow in a similar manner by just relaying information about homeopathy and the history behind it.

The archives on this site run three days – December 11th, 12th, and 13th. While the site is informative in those three days worth of postings, it is nearly impossible to get a solid idea on how the site will develop as times continues. It’s been over a week since the author’s last post, so already consistency has become a problem with this weblog.

A standard Blogger template is used for the design of the site. There’s nothing special about it. The insipidness of the design matches with the text that seems to come straight out of a textbook.

I cannot justifiably rank this site very high, simply because there is not much to the site. It’s fact-oriented and I’m sure the facts are correct. But it’s something that can be found in a textbook or on any other Homeopathy-related website. For it to get a higher rating, the site needs some originality and some consistency… and some more posts.
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Review 3167

This weblog introduces itself as “Just another weblog about unique and unusual gifts”. The geek in me was instantly excited about reading and reviewing this site.

The first post I read was, well, scary. It talks about giving a blog as a gift. Personally, I cannot figure out what to get my dad for Christmas. The thought of him with a blog is what scares me! It is actually a fun post and a great way to get this site up and running.

If it were not five days until my family celebrates the holiday season, there are several things linked on this site that I may have ended up buying. From remote control tarantulas to a pocketknife for women, there is something unique and different here for everyone. There were several times when I got distracted from the site itself after following the links to other sites the author provides.

The site uses WordPress as its blogging tool of choice. The design is a slightly modified template, but it has changed enough to not scream PREPACKAGED DESIGN to the average reader. The posts are neatly written in black text on a white background, often with pictures of the particular gadget/gift featured in the post. It is very simple to navigate and find exactly what you are looking for when browsing through this site. The about section explains where the name of the site – Kadomu – comes from. Along the sidebar, there is even a place for readers to suggest links.

The entries are not only listed by date, but also by category. If you are in a hurry and need a gift idea that is only going to be suitable for a kid, this is a great tool to have.

Kadomu has only been around for a month, which is all too unfortunate. I have bookmarked this site, though, because I am always on the hunt for a unique gift and this is just the place to find one for me.

The “About Kadomu” portion of the site says: “We love to spend our time to search for nice things in the internet and share it with you”. I love that they do this, too. In addition, quite honestly, I think any true geek will love it just as much.
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