Reardon had disabled the comment section on her blog which
has now eliminated interactivity between her and readers, which is what new
media is all about. Of course I understand that some commenters are rude and “combative”
but some can offer insightful information and actually teach the blogger
something.
Another thing that I found worrying is that Reardon hardly
ever edits her work. Now, I understand
that if you are writing a quick blog you might make a spelling mistake or two. Nonetheless,
when you are getting 4,000 viewers a day I think you should take an extra 5
minutes to make sure you didn’t confuse your with you’re.
One positive thought I had about what Reardon does with her
blog is to make it personal about what she is interested in. She kept it like a
craft journal and just a way to keep track of future projects and ideas she had
come across and that’s how she incorporated hyperlinks into her blog. I also liked that she would post the final
version of what she made so that viewers get a visual of the real world
application of the project.
However, she doesn’t let the audience in on any other
aspects of her life. She even said it
herself: “The site has no sense of the person who writes it.” Not that she needs to divulge in the details
of her life, but the blog should have an essence of the person who writes
it. I feel like that may be the most
important thing, next to interactivity, to have a successful and interesting
blog.
Lastly, at the beginning I wondered if this blog was even
still around and it is! The reason for that is because it evolved. She made it more
personal, but still keeps it as a “link journal.” I do wonder how many visitors she gets in
2015 especially with the popularity of Pinterest. Another thing that I noticed
is that Reardon also enabled comments again and is currently involved in all
types of social media which can only help her get more views.
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