Month: January 1970

Once you visit Pornster, immediately all your attention is focused on one thing – pictures! The site appears to be a plain and simple porno blog. Once I manage to turn my attention away from all the mesmerising pictures of women, I find out that the blog belongs to a guy called “Pornster” who admires the physique of females and set up this blog to share his appreciation for women he finds attractive. Although some of the women on the site wouldn’t be to my taste but as they say “Different strokes for different folks!”

The blog itself is running on Blogger and is hosted on Blogspot.com. The template is one of the generic ones but it has been altered slightly to add some new features. As you scroll down the sites you will notice tonnes of links all pointing towards similar themed blogs I reckon although I didn’t click on them because at this stage my 56k modem was being hammered!

The vast majority of the posts are simply pictures which are then followed by a short description from the author stating why he liked that picture. The fact that there is such a description goes to show that there has been some effort put into delivering quality content which is definetly a positive sign. However a lot of posts contain pictures which links to referrer sites i.e money making schemes which is something I don’t really condone or appreciate although I suppose it’s considered to be the norm in the industry.

In the way of extra content, there isn’t really much to see. There is a guide to downloading porn which may be of interest to some but after reading it I decided that my way is better! I suppose you could also class the links as extra content but I’d rather not.

Overall, if hardcore nudity is what you’re after then this should suit your needs. If you’re expecting intellectual discussion then I think you had better look elsewhere.

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The title really sums this blog up quite succinctly. Pornster. Porn. That’s what I expected and that’s what I got.

Actually I was grateful for such am obvious title – I’d have hated to have unwittingly opened this blog when children/partner/colleagues were around. Be warned, this is definitely NOT a work-friendly site.

On opening the site I was immediately ‘greeted’ with a graphic shot of a naked woman. Every post consists of such a photograph, along with a couple of short sentences as to why the author likes that particular photo and, where applicable, a link back to the photo source.

It’s obvious that the author is passionate about his subject matter. More often than not the narrative is to-the-point, bordering on crude. This is certainly not an artistic or classy site. It’s porn at its most basic level. However, the author does make a point of showing pictures of girls that don’t necessarily fit the typical stereotype of a porn star. He chooses them based on his personal preferences which he outlines for us at the top of the page. It is updated daily, and with several posts a day.

The design is simple – I believe it’s a basic blogger template with one or two minor amendments. I suspect that the author has other things on his mind rather than worrying about his template. The same can probably be said of his visitors. The sidebar is long – there must be a hundred different links there and from what I can deduce all are to other porn sites. I must admit to not checking all of the links but the random ones I did check worked just fine.

The blog itself took a while to load, undoubtedly due to the large quantity of posts. But it loaded okay in both IE and Firefox. It seems that our author had been having some issues with it displaying in IE but these seem to be resolved now.

To summarise, this is definitely an adult-only site. By the looks of the site counter it seems to be very popular and for those looking for simple porn it will fit the bill. Nothing particularly noteworthy and it isn’t a site that I enjoyed but I can see that there are those that would.
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I really wasn’t sure what to expect from this site – the title gave nothing away. First sightings didn’t give much away either. It’s subtitled as art, graphic design, cultural criticism, psy-ops. A glance at the owners profile failed to offer any further clues. Enigmatic.

So I dove in and dedicated quite some time in an attempt to find out more about the site and the owner. And it has to be said that I am still none the wiser. The posts generally consist of some kind of image – occasionally photographic but mainly graphic design. These are sometimes, but not always, accompanied by narrative and occasionally this narrative incorporates a foreign language – mainly French but also another language which I didn’t immediately recognise. I found this use of another language to be confusing. Most of the posts left me a little non-plussed in fact. Apart from this one – not only was I thankful to finally understand it, but I also found it to be perceptive and just plain old good advice.

The majority of the artwork here is undoubtedly excellent, but it isn’t made clear whether the owner is the artist or not. I’d have liked clarification on that. I consider myself to be reasonably intelligent but most of the narrative went way over my head and hence I’m not entirely sure who this blog would appeal to. Most likely it would be of interest to other graphic designers.

In terms of the design, there’s nothing offensive here. It’s a standard blogger template, reasonably tidy and doesn’t detract from the posts. There are only a few links and these all work well. The sidebar overall is short, with a cluster of buttons towards the bottom. Not my personal cup of English tea but nor are they overly distracting.

All in all, this site didn’t really captivate me. I didn’t feel that it caters for the mainstream reader but if you have an interest in graphic design then it’s probably worth a look.

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First off, I just don’t see this site as a typical blog. A blog to me is a personal thing and I just don’t see this one meeting that criteria.

The author, Lynda Keeler began her site as a way to share with other women info about websites, online boutiques and services which she liked. It’s a one-stop for everything a woman would ever want to know about and then some. And it’s about one of a million sites that do the same thing. That’s fine, but the problem is how do you know what will appeal to you if you don’t know anything about the person recommending the product? Personally I have to know someone before I’ll trust their recommendations on just about anything.

The style of the site doesn’t do anything for me one way or the other. I can tell you that I do tire of advertising especially on a site that wishes to be labeled as a blog. The ads for me remove any personal touch, they’re also intrusive and distracting.

Overall I don’t think her site is bad. She is offering a service that many women find helpful. Basically Ms. Keeler does the work so you don’t have to. I can’t say I blame anyone for wanting it all in front of them at once, searching the web can be a real where to start. I will say this, Ms. Keeler has a motto of “find, filter, and focus” which means that she is adamant about it being simple to find the real information on her site without a lot of other non-essential “stuff” to distract you. Her site contains a lot of info, a lot of text, colorful words and photos, but the thing is that sometimes it’s just too much information all at once. Sometimes getting everything in one place isn’t a great thing, but alas that’s what the web has become and if that’s your thing, fine. But if you dislike sites that have seem to be a thousand ad campaigns rolled into one, this one isn’t for you.

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My first impression of this blog was that it was a bit boring. Now don’t take that the wrong way, it’s just my opinion and in no way reflects upon the individual behind the blog. Maybe it’s because I’m not a single mom and can’t relate to single motherhood I do consider myself a fairly objective and open-minded person. I’m also sensitive to other people’s feelings so while I thought initially that this blog is boring, I feel guilty about saying it. The point though is to be truthful here and I will do that. The thing is that reading the same old stuff about being a single mom just isn’t that interesting–to me. There’s no humor, no excitement, nothing shouting “HEY YOU-YEAH YOU-LOOK OVER HERE!” and when I’m perusing blogs, that’s what I look for. But that is not the author’s style and that is just fine too.

One thing is for sure–the author is certainly juggling much in life like buying a new house on her own, raising her son, dealing with a boss who drives her crazy, bringing God back into her life, and trying to find stability and her rightful place in the world, among many other things. When reading her posts you can tell right away she’s trying to find out where she fits comfortably into society, one that doesn’t exactly show much respect to single mothers. Her blog isn’t funny or exciting, her posts are the reality of her life. Many who blog like to add cute quips and brazen humor into our posts, but our single mom is just telling it like it is. Actually her blog is really more like a real journal, it’s an honest account of her everyday feelings and thoughts. She’s not out to impression anyone (like so many are), she’s just out to make sense of her life.

The author is just getting to a point in life where things are stable and she seems content. She has worked hard to get where she is and she deserves a break in my opinion. Her priority in life is her son and who of us doesn’t respect that? Even though there isn’t much excitement in her blog, it’s her life and she is happy the way things are and after all she’s been through maybe too much excitement isn’t a good thing. I do think other single mothers enduring the same experiences as the author could really get something good out of knowing they are not alone.

There is something interesting about the design of the weblog, and that is that it doesn’t really have a design, it’s not supposed to detract from her writing. The sage color at the top of the blog reveals absolutely nothing mysterious about the author, like her posts, it is what it is. The typeface is also very plain. My guess is that she didn’t want to bring too much attention to graphics or herself, but really her words, which do really help you see inside her soul.

In all honesty, survivingsinglemom.com isn’t a bad blog at all, but it’s definitely not for anyone who just isn’t interested in the routine everyday happenings of an uneventful single mom’s life. However, other single moms who crave stability, desire respect for their hard work and sacrifice, and who are struggling to find their own place in society, could relate to our author’s life as they won’t feel so alone. That’s the great thing about blogging, there’s always someone else out there who shares in the same emotions and experiences as you so you know you’re not alone.

This single mom has obviously sacrificed a great deal of herself so her child can grow up happy, and she doesn’t seem to crave a lot of attention or excitement in life and I really do think that others in her position could really relate to her and feel a special kinship by reading her blog. NULL