Month: January 1970

This was one of the few blogs I really liked the sound of, with the very first post I read. I was rolling on the floor (figuratively speaking) from the first post and couldn’t help myself from reading through most of the previous posts too. The style of writing (almost like reading a good story or a part of a novel) was one of the very first impressions I had on this weblog.

This weblog is a first person account of life in a call centre/customer service center. It is about the humorous incidents one comes across in this job. Mind you, it’s all anonymous and not about bitching about customers. But it does make one understand how a customer service agent feels when talking to a difficult customer. There are numerous incidents with snippets of conversation and general banter that make good reading and a good laugh.

The design of the site is neutral with no blaring colors or irregularly placed links. The design is not a great piece of art, nor is it pushy with ads and junk links. Navigating through the site is very easy with less links to choose from and not confuse the reader.

Unlike many other weblogs this one actually caters to humor in a very real sense. It is related to real-life incidents which add more color and importance to all the posts. A good read for a good laugh any time of the day.
My Worst Call of the Day

I would like to begin by explaining my initial thoughts about the site prior to doing any investigation throughout the site. I found the site to be easy on the eyes and expect to find humor spread throughout the site. I am sure that the “Anonymous Me” has a hard time dealing with the “idiots” as referred to by the author.

I found the blog to be very interesting. I have heard many of these stories before from my friends working in telemarketing. I found that the stories seemed to be real and were funny. This is a site of humor based off of someone humility. The author leaves all names from the site and also excluding his or her name as well. I will probably visit this site again to find out the new stupid things humans say. The writings by the author were written well and there were no major spelling or grammar errors. There was some vulgar language, but no more than you would hear on TV or Radio.

The design of the site is a typical blogspot design. There really isn’t anything in the design that makes this site stick out from any of the other blogspot sites.

The blog appears to have begun in February of 2005 and is being kept current. The author does not post on a standard schedule appear to be when he/she feels he/she needs to blow some steam.

I feel this site is a good site to visit if you like reading about someone’s miserable life as a customer service representative. This author could make the site a lot better by changing the design and making her articles a little more positive. The thing that has occurred to the author and described in the site is humorous, but it is on a very negative topic. I feel the main reader would be another customer service representative for they could relate to the horror he or she has to endure.

My Worst Call of the Day

Celebrity Cola was a blog that I had no idea what to expect from. Initial loading of the site let me know that it was on blogger, the template is nice on the eyes, with a whitish background with the text over the top. One thing I don’t like about blogger is the way it lists the entries without actually archiving categorically, it makes for hard reading if you want to read other entries.

The general topic area of this blog covers a big range of subjects. There’s an entry that outlines various places to download mp3’s for example. There are a few entries’ that held my attention, but that’s the problem with news/entertainment/political blogs. I just don’t find that they have enough to keep me reading.

Celebrity Cola has one author, there is no about link that has much information so you don’t really know anything about the author, only that he resides in New York. This blog I believe has a vast audience range, the blogger has unique links that aren’t from the usual news feeds. If you like news/entertainment blogs then feel free to check this one out!Celebrity Cola

Celebrity Cola is (as quoted from the subtitle) “A slipshod guide to the universe. A weblog with issues. And uncarbonated news & reviews, straight from the can.” Lucas Brachish from New York writes this blog and his profile gives his occupation as “Agitator. Editor. Insomniac.” I love profiles that make me laugh.

The first impression is a good one with a very simple design and color scheme. The author’s insomnia shows when you see the times he posts (2 AM and the like). Most of his posts tend to be a bit long, but don’t get me wrong–they are an enjoyable read, quite humorous and often insightful.

What brings this blog down is the way he lists and categorizes his writings. It’s frenzied at best. In his sidebar he lists “Table of Contents” and it has (I think) every post he’s ever written, listed by title. (Very long titles) At the bottom of the main page is something called “Celebrity Cola, by the Glass” with more links to old posts. Are these the same ones you have to scroll to see in the sidebar? It’s hard to say.

With such good writing and interesting stories, I’d like to see them presented better in archival form. Sure, the titles of his posts are all very entertaining in themselves, but for a blog, they look clunky presented as they are. However, I would definitely recommend this blog for those wanting a good way to spend some time.Celebrity Cola

My first reaction to the blog was not a very good one. I thought the articles were bunched up together and crowded. It also took me quite sometime to figure what this site was all about.

After the initial reaction and confusion I took my time to check out all the links and the individual articles. At this point of time the site started to make sense. Do you like to read more about American history, economics, politics, society, religion and almost any other topic related to the American sub-continent? Then this is one site catering to your interests. Mind you, it does not have extensive articles on all these topics. But you will come across varied articles to kindle your brain and thought. The articles are mostly based on solid information so the inferences are apt.

At the outset I had pointed out that this is not a very aesthetically designed site. However, once you are acquainted with the layout of the site you can find your way through easily. The site is not designed in the conventional manner, links on the sides and main articles in the middle in ascending or descending order like most other sites. Rather, this is one of the unique designs found on the web with articles placed box-like in the middle of the page, and not in ascending or descending order.

This is a great site for any person interested in serious and informative articles. This is may not be a blog/site where one can come for a few laughs, but it is quite captivating in its own way.THE VN/VO (www.vnvo.com)