CIS 3810 Post 2

Investigate blogs online and share your list of favorites. Why do you like the blogs on your list? Are there blogs that are particularly useful for students of this course? Which ones?

My list includes some very well-known blogs and some not so well-known.  

http://bleacherreport.com 
http://www.huffingtonpost.com 
http://deadspin.com 
http://www.engadget.com 
http://www.awesomelyluvvie.com 
http://www.buzzfeed.com


When I read content on the web I want to do one (or more) of three things:   
1. become informed quickly
2. learn about something that interests me
3. laugh

All of the aforementioned blogs do at least of the three things. I like sports but hate reading about the same story so I go to Bleacher Report and Deadspin (you get pop culture here as well) for stories that aren’t getting national press or the ESPN treatment. Engadget, specifically their mobile section, has been a favorite of mine because I like reading about gadgets. The Huffington Post has become a sort of go-to for quick information about what is going on in the world. Buzzfeed and Awesomely Luvvie are mostly just for laughs. They both give me a pick-me-up if needed.

The Huffington Post could be useful for students because it is mostly news but there are many branches that may be helpful such as education, business and technology. The very fact that it has become the top blog (according to Technorati) is useful for a social media class.