Interesting BLOG
The question of what makes an interesting blog came up after having read my pals’, my student’s, Xiaxue’s and my hubby’s unkind remarks about mine being boring. If one practises what one preaches, why won’t he start one?
Whilst my pals’ blogs gave me the inspiration to start one, Xiaxue’s and my student’s, code named FK henceforth, somewhat wavered that inspiration. (For those ignorant of Xiaxue, she’s one Singaporean teenage girl whose blog is visited so frequently that a company decided to sponsor her blog, xiaxue.blogspot.com)
A visit to Xiaxue’s blog brought forth loud vulgarities screaming into my eyes. Although FK’s was cleared of that sin, his was direct translations of thoughts in teenage lingo, as suspected by one Guest Blogger on sxxxxx.blogspot.com (hidden to preserve blog’s anonymity, not screaming vulgarity).
What happened to standard English writing? Shouldn’t we be penning our thoughts in presentable English sentences, in the least? Has the old school of thought, that good writing reflects a good author, become obsolete?
So my question to my self-proclaimed-but-no-practical-experience-blog-expert-hubby is, “Dear, besides your cosmetic advice on photos, which blog style in your opinion is appropriate and attractive?”.
THE END.
posted by CAI at 3:43 PM
4 Comments:
Cai, your blog is nice! :)
- Sharon
Gasp! Did you just say its nice, Sharon? Nice is the new no-no!
As I have said before, though possibly, but probably unintentionally miscommunicated, what makes a blog interesting, or for that matter the marketing of anything, requires targetting the targetted market.
What that means is that you can have your own style, original and free-willy, but probably understood and loved by thyself.
You can design the best black pen in the world, but if the customer wants a blue colour pencil...then well..
In any case, I think your blog is a good...blog. What that means is that it has achieved your intentions, and is read by your friends and loved ones..so is that a good enough definition of good?
Just my humble opinion,
Your fan.
"What happened to standard English writing? Shouldn’t we be penning our thoughts in presentable English sentences, in the least? Has the old school of thought, that good writing reflects a good author, become obsolete?"
Language is just a tool to communicate one's thoughts. There's no need to use 'standard' English if my thoughts and emotions are better conveyed using non-standard English.
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