Written by Jodie Marsh: CLICK HERE - BUT YOU NEED TO LOG IN!
Right.. this is an interesting one. Firstly - I'm not a fan of Jodie Marsh. I don't really have much of an opinion on her. That said she's done a lot to promote blogging simply by using it to put out various stories. It sometimes seems like newspapers log onto it when they need something to fill up their showbiz section.
It's particularly amusing that an MP has read it recently. Then gone on to criticise her involvement in "Beat Bullying". Apparently she sets a bad example.
To the blog...
Firstly the writing style adopted in the blog provides a good easy read. There's a real voice here bursting to get out and it's nice to feel as though you're hearing an unfiltered version of someone who you're vaguely aware of from "off the telly". Secondly it's a winner for me in that it's regularly updated. For me a blog needs to be active at least twice a week to make it worth checking.
The writing style gives it a "no-holds-barred" feel which I'd guess is an illusion. It's unlikely that someone who makes their money by being a 'celebrity' is going to let their guard down without thinking about it first.
The main criticism of this blog for me is that the updates are just too long. I don't like the fact that they can take longer than a lunch break to read. It's not unusual for them to ramble on and give the impression that you're never going to reach a conclusion.
I'd guess this would be a bonus for the 'fans' but it's a switch off for the casual reader like me and it puts me off regular visits. Also there's no backlinks used in the blog. I think they often help to welcome in new readers and suggest that they would work as a huge improvement to the site.
The fact you have to sign up to read it suggests to me that it's aimed at 'fans' more than anyone else. Overall - not a great blog but nowhere near as bad as you might think.
NM
Thursday, April 06, 2006
Monday, April 03, 2006
Warming Up
Written by Richard Herring
http://richardherring.com/warmingup/
The first attraction of this blog for me is that although it reads like a diary you don't feel like you're prying. It's personal and often zooms in on the mundane everyday stuff but there's a good solid focus to the updates. All of the updates are kept to a reasonable length as the author says he only ever spends half an hour writing it. Considering the quality of the writing I suspect this may be occasionally compromised. Also as it's written by a professional comedian it's likely to tickle your funnybone at least once or twice a week although this isn't the aim of every entry.
The second attraction of this blog is that it has been updated every day without fail since November the 25th 2002. This is a pretty awesome feat which surely deserves some sort of an award? Nontheless, despite this long history the blog is welcoming to new readers and any references to previous entries contain helpful backlinks.
This blog does not use any flashy gimicks such as video feeds or pictures. It deals only in the written word and in my opinion is all the better for it. It also does not allow for comments.
The author, Richard Herring, used to be one half of the comedy double act Lee and Herring who were big news in the UK at one point with their TV shows: Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy. As a consequence I'd guess a reasonable chunk of the readers of this blog are fans of the man through his old TV work.
Having missed out on most of this myself I can attest that this blog is equally enjoyable if you've never heard of him before. There's very few references in it which are exclusive and it's fair to say that I've become a 'fan' of Richard Herring through his blog alone. In my opinion it's one of the best on the 'net and a good place to start if you're keen have a good reliable read in the office during your lunch break.
Go see: http://richardherring.com/warmingup/
http://richardherring.com/warmingup/
The first attraction of this blog for me is that although it reads like a diary you don't feel like you're prying. It's personal and often zooms in on the mundane everyday stuff but there's a good solid focus to the updates. All of the updates are kept to a reasonable length as the author says he only ever spends half an hour writing it. Considering the quality of the writing I suspect this may be occasionally compromised. Also as it's written by a professional comedian it's likely to tickle your funnybone at least once or twice a week although this isn't the aim of every entry.
The second attraction of this blog is that it has been updated every day without fail since November the 25th 2002. This is a pretty awesome feat which surely deserves some sort of an award? Nontheless, despite this long history the blog is welcoming to new readers and any references to previous entries contain helpful backlinks.
This blog does not use any flashy gimicks such as video feeds or pictures. It deals only in the written word and in my opinion is all the better for it. It also does not allow for comments.
The author, Richard Herring, used to be one half of the comedy double act Lee and Herring who were big news in the UK at one point with their TV shows: Fist of Fun and This Morning With Richard Not Judy. As a consequence I'd guess a reasonable chunk of the readers of this blog are fans of the man through his old TV work.
Having missed out on most of this myself I can attest that this blog is equally enjoyable if you've never heard of him before. There's very few references in it which are exclusive and it's fair to say that I've become a 'fan' of Richard Herring through his blog alone. In my opinion it's one of the best on the 'net and a good place to start if you're keen have a good reliable read in the office during your lunch break.
Go see: http://richardherring.com/warmingup/
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