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The blog called Enthralling Boredom starts with this sub-head, “Read My Articles, Become A Better Lover, Lower Your Rates, And Add 1-3 Inches To Your… ” Right away you know the person writing this blog has a sense of humor (and receives spam). The author is an 18-year-old Yale freshman named Sean. Sean lived in Cleveland until starting college in the Fall of 2004. His blog has been active since June.

I enjoyed reading Sean’s posts, especially Academy Award Snubs, Squirrels Gone Wild and Rah-Rah for Ramen. My favorite headline is “If You Use an Artificial Christmas Tree, the Terrorists have Already Won.” And I admit, I love any 18-year-old who is as maddened by bad grammar and misspelled words as I am.

I spent a great deal of time at Sean’s blog, primarily because it was a good read and made me chuckle on occasion. I think his writing is above-par and hope that he gets more readers as he goes through college. While Sean submitted his sight as “Humor,” it truly belongs in the Personal category. Even as humorous as his posts are–on everything from PETA to people use annoying Internet abbreviations–the posts are still in the personal blog vein. Enthralling Boredom

Upon visiting Bizz Bang Buzz I was impressed at its formal layout. Focused thought has gone into the presentation of the blog, with a business like self portrait photo included for the reader’s viewing. I was amazed to see the author’s resume included in the sidebar, and was impressed with his qualifications & experience!

The weblog is also very formal and business orientated. Posts are geared towards those affiliated with business, law & technology. “Harvard Business School produces online guides for business and career research. Below is a list of the topics covered:” and other business-like topics can be found a-plenty in this blog. The blog is well written, although many of the posts are simply quotes, or references to articles that the author feels will be of interest to his target audience. All of the language within the blog is very formal.

The design and layout of this blog is purely functional. While there are photographs and links to sites of interest throughout the blog, they are done in a very professional, no-nonsense way. The selection of sidebar links is mind boggling! There are 44 blogs under his blogroll section alone! The colors are pleasing to the eye, and add to the feeling of professionalism in this blog.

I appreciated the links promoting tourism to his area. Fun additions like http://zoo.pgh.pa.us/ make this blog a little bit more accessible to the general reader. Most of the links are business related though, again, appealing to a specific target audience. The many links appeal to a business traveller.

Overall, I feel that this site obtains its goal of presenting business orientated material to a specific audience.

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The title alone didn’t make any sense to me. “Travel the Home Exchange Way.” What? The author states this weblog is “To share and discuss information related to home exchange holidays through posts, comments and links.” I had somewhat of an idea after reading through some posts, but it didn’t all quite click till I read the very first post.

I’d never heard of this before which might explain why I was confused for a bit. Once I began reading, the idea was really cool. Basically, you exchange homes with someone in another location, and they stay at your place for an agreed period of time. How nice is it to return to a home rather than a hotel each night while on vacation? Nice.


This site covers quite a bit of content. Lois, the author, posts experiences from different members, helps to publicize the needs of a member from the Home Based Holidays website and also discusses media news related to home based holidays. I found it all very interesting and easy to read, especially since I’d never heard of this concept of travel.

The site’s easy to get around too. Posts are categorized which is helpful, if you’re looking for something specific. And the layout’s very simple, with a calendar, links to recent posts and links to other informational sites about home exchanging.

I really enjoyed this site a lot. I learned a lot about home exchanging and it was really useful to hear about other people’s experiences. It gives insight to the issues that arise when exchanging home and also all of preparation that goes into it. It sounded like it would be a unique experience and great alternative to staying in a hotel. “Travel the Home Exchange Way” is very useful if you’re interested or are currently someone who does home exchanging. Great site.
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I really like the fact that Ed talks about the revenue based mainstream media outlets in the first portion of the main page. I also enjoyed the simple layout of this site.

The blog itself is very interesting and I like the fact that Ed is very opinionated, even though I don’t particularly agree with most of his ideas and beliefs. Ed makes no bones about how he feels and that’s exactly how people should be in my opinion.

The blog is very well written and Ed seems to be a well educated person who keeps up with current events.

The layout is simple and to the point without lots of bells and whistles so, there’s more reason to focus on the content rather than the extra stuff.

I would give this blog a big thumbs up and recommend it as a regular read to anyone. That is except for the Republican readers out there unless you can read it with an open mind.

Ed’s Opinion

The weblog’s title “A Wacky Southern Housewife” (AWSH) piqued my interest. The site did not disappoint me.

AWSH is written by “Call Me Scarlett,” an Atlanta mother of three children (including a set of twins), a wife, and a keeper of interesting pets. This material provides ample material for humor. Call Me Scarlett, however, manages to offer amusing anecdotes not only about her family but current events. She also intersperses a nice mix of graphics, photographs, and jokes throughout her entries.

Let’s talk about the design. It’s a blogger site that features Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone With The Wind” wearing a southern belle dress on the ground of Tara. The graphics, links and type display well and are easy to read. You can also comment on the entries, a feature I like on weblogs.

My favorite entry in this weblog is one of the more recent ones. It’s titled “Why My Dad Has Resided In My Closet For The Last 5 Years,” and it reveals the development of this blogger’s writing since she started her weblog in March, 2004. Although occassional misspellings appear in the site, the material and presentation make this a worthwhile weblog to visit.

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