entry #1

What is a blog?

The dictionary has its definition of it but what is it to me?   I think of a blog as a way of getting information out to the general public.  Some are good and some are not.  I have reviewed  several different blogs, these aren’t the only ones I have seen or constantly go back to but are useful if you wanting something or looking for something

                 

The first one I looked is the one for WalMart (http://www.checkoutblog.com/).  This is very much a corporate blog.  Its right in your face, here we are, this is what we are about and here are the things we can do for you.  This blog does not paint a very positive picture but I have gone there more times than I would like to admit.  I mostly use it for price matching and looking for that perfect gift for my wife.  It is very handy for such information but dry and not one you want to sit down with and read for hours.  Thou as good as it is it does have some issues and the biggest for me is just the item is on their blog does not mean its in the local store or the price is the same.  So buyers beware.

With all of the good things that Wal-Mart did in theirs, this one stands on the other of the spectrum.  Blogerepreneur (http://www.blogtrepreneur.com/) is nothing but a source of information.  It tells you all about blogs and how they can make you money.  It reminds me of someone selling snake oil promising everything and giving you little.  It was a good source to find different blogs but theirs is corporate all the way.  I did not like it and found it difficult to use.

Now the best for the last.  Using Blogerepreneur blog I did find this personal/professional blog called the the pioneer woman(http://thepioneerwoman.com/).  This is just an all-around blog that goes through the life of the blogger.  It not so personal as only that her family is the only one would want to see it.  She has various topics from cooking, homeschooling, and home and garden and uses them to attract a large audience.   It is well written and conveys the points she is looking for.  The different tone and descriptions she uses in the various topics make you want to continue reading.  I think I will be putting this one on my favorite list, for nothing else for the food she descripts in her recipes.