Category Archives: Popularity
A Coyote a Day
My search for a popular and interesting blog began with the blog referenced in Risdahl’s Chapter 3 under recreation blogs, the fishing and outdoors blog hosted by the Billings Gazette. While I could not find it under the address listed … Continue reading
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Popularity Contest
So what’s it take to make it in the big WWW? In today’s now, I believe all it takes is to be flashy, pretty, shiny and to have the deep dirt on famous people. That’s right: Gossip Blogs. I honestly think … Continue reading
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What makes a blog popular
There are many ways to make a blog popular. How we present the blog, the writings in it, the titles (whether or not it’s capturing), and the layout. Blogs can be written in a short or long manner. The layout … Continue reading
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It’s all about the content
This may seem a little simple but for me there are three factors in a popular blog. The first being the content or subject of the blog. Being a twenty year old male I obviously don’t want to look at … Continue reading
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Penny Arcade
When asked to think of a popular blog, my mind goes right to Penny Arcade. To be honest, besides all of my classmates’ blogs and the occasional Scientific American article, PA is the only other blog I read consistently. The … Continue reading
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The Birds and the Beads
So, I started this assignment with a heavy heart. I must honestly say that I do not read other blogs, besides the ones here from our classmates. So I had set out to find an interesting blog. I didn’t feel … Continue reading
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Popular Blogging
I think that there are a number of factors that make a blog popular, but there are a few characteristics that I think are more prominent than others. First off, I like to see personality come through in a person’s … Continue reading
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Gawking
To me, what makes a blog a candidate for winning the popular tag is having a relatively narrow and focused theme. The more directed, the easier it is for their target audience, whoever that may be, to find and maintain … Continue reading
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The Daily Dish is Compelling
While looking through the various blogs, I kept getting distracted by something on the page that didn’t seem to fit any of the categories of being a popular blog. I finally stumbled upon one that I thought was well written … Continue reading
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Popular Blogs
I think a blog gains readership when it talks about topics that are new, trendy and popular. Even though there is a potential audience for just about any topic, popular blogs will be those discussing new products, new ideas, hot topics, … Continue reading
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So I guess I’m first
I’m leaving town for the weekend, so I have to post this now. I can’t wait to see what others come up with though! Because it popped up in numerous blogrolls I saw today and was displayed in a video I recently … Continue reading
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What makes a blog popular | interesting
The obvious non-answer is “It depends,” so Rishdahl, in Chapter 16: Secrets of Successful Blogs, takes a shot at giving us a look at what it depends on. (Or a look on what it depends for those of you sensitive … Continue reading
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