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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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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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TravBuddy is a “one-stop” where an individual can share travel photos, reviews, and experiences with others. The colors are nice too, rather cheerful and do not detract from the site itself, the layout is quite simple.

The site is the brainchild of two brothers just out of college, who wanted young people to have a place to go for quality firsthand travel experiences. While perusing the site, I found a user who has visited fourteen countries and journaled the entire trip, including mapping it out using google maps. TravBuddy’s registered users come from all over the world.

In order to post photos, reviews of your travel, or any other info an individual has to be registered and so far the site owners boast at least 1000 members and is increasing almost daily.

At first glance, an individual who is not familiar with the site will wonder its purpose, as it really isn’t clear until reading the “about” section at the bottom of the web page. Once I understood the purpose of the site, I thought it was pretty unique. I’ve never seen one like it before but considering there are already 1000 members I’d say there must obviously be a need for it. “If you build it they will come” and they certainly came to TravBuddy in droves. It’ll take a little while to navigate and get used to it but it’s relatively simple and if you want to get some real firsthand information about traveling to a particular destination this is certainly the place to go.

Just remember that like everyone’s tastes tend to be different and while it’s a great idea to take into consideration the feedback on TravBuddy it shouldn’t be the sole resource in making any travel decisions. Overall I’d say this is a unique site and has a lot of potential so long as its members give quality feedback.NULL

At first glance of Lawa’s blog, I immediately noticed the photo doesn’t load, and there’s not much organization to her page. To me it seemed very disorganized. There’s also hardly any color either and everything seems to run together. It’s so much easier to read a blog when it is organized, but then again this is the blog of a sixteen year old and how many of us were organized and easy to read at this age?

When I first read Lawa’s blog, I thought I couldn’t get through it because it is just too unorganized for me, and she’s got those annoying personality quizzes and polls on her page. But I gave it as shot and read several posts and the farther I went back (she’s been blogging almost a year), the more I really felt for her situation. She’s at that age where she is dealing with an immense amount of pressure from her peers and from her parents. In a nutshell, she’s confused and nobody understands her. Now remember, that is NOT a bad thing, it’s just a fact of life at that age. Some of Lawa’s posts are dark and I worried for her state of mind but I was reassured when they were eventually followed by humorous posts. It took me awhile to remember that some 20 years ago I felt like that too. And once I kept that in mind, I could then relate to her feelings about parents, friendship, boys, love, life, etc. I don’t care where you are from or your background, life is hard at Lawa’s age.

There’s no design or structure to Lawa’s blog but my guess is that she doesn’t care. And that’s ok, I like the way Lawa just states what’s on her mind and from day to day her mood is so different. I think that for other teenage girls, this is a good blog, full of the feelings and emotions that each young girl goes through at that age. I think it’s important for teens to know they’re not alone. Adults can write all the teen self help books they want, but there’s nothing like hearing about life straight from the teen experiencing it. I think that Lawa’s blog transcends borders here in that a sixteen year old in Topeka, Kansas could probably relate to the feelings Lawa’s experiencing.

I’d say despite it’s not-so-pretty look, the content of the blog is good and I think other teenage girls will relate to it. And at sixteen it’s so important to just know you’re not going through it alone.NULL

When I heard the name Inquire Within I wasn’t sure what I would
expect. This could be any number of things for a blog from job
searches to random thoughts to well just about anything. The title of
the blog is so non-descriptive that I was forced to go to the site
just to figure out what the name of the site meant.

Once I hit the site I still had no clue why the author chose to name
the blog inquire within. There is a little blurb that says “Like
Bob’s discount furniture but without the discount. Or the furniture.
Or Bob.” This was funny, but still doesn’t help in the matter of
figuring out what is with the name.

The design of the blog is a 3 column layout with a nice banner. The
banner is of a walkway or road lined with trees on either side and is
in black and white. Again, it doesn’t give me any idea as to the name
of the blog. The left column has links to all things external (with
the exception of the archives) and the right column has links to
things internal, books, and well more external things.

The blog itself is your standard blog. Near daily updates about what
is going on in the author’s life. The author is a law student who
studied in Boston and is currently in a 4 month program in London. I
can assume that he will probably become a good lawyer since his
attention to detail in his posts is pretty precise and I think that
would transfer over.

My only downside with this blog is the earlier posts are more
enjoyable than the later posts. I found myself bored with the more
recent posts. Not to say they aren’t good, but something is missing
and I don’t know what it is. The earlier posts gave me the light and
energy that someone new to blogging brings and with time they have
dimmed a bit.

I would go read this blog if I were you. And by read, I mean read.
Its not a “skim and know” type blog. It is a read and know type. I
found this site very enjoyable and I think most people will too.NULL