e martë, 12 qershor 2007
Nomination briefing for GOP Bloggers
Welcome to GOP BLOGGERS; Still Blogging for the Majority. Creators Matt Margolis, an architectural designer in Boston with an undergraduate degree from University of Hartford, and Mark Noonan, a member of the United States Navy who resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, are accompanied by a third member of the team, Jonathan, who has an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego in History and economics and history, continued his studies with a graduate degree in business administration from New York University.
When first loading the GOP BLOGGERS website, the reader finds many opportunities to share and learn opinions on a wide range of topics. With over twenty different topics it is hard to resist not participating. While the blog does support the Republican Party, all viewpoints and thoughts are welcomed and discussed.
An important aspect of a web blog is the timeliness and organization of the posts. Any blog can have numerous postings but GOP BLOGGERS has a category of recent posts along with the blog roll which both are presented in an organized manner. When clicking a link under the blog roll, a blogger is welcomed to a new page with different posts with the most recent at the top of the page.
While some Web Blogs have many design features and exaggerated colors and pictures, GOP BLOGGERS is very professional, yet grabs the reader's eye. The homepage, although plain, is eye catching enough to make one stop and venture to the website. With extravagant designs, colors, and advertisements, the blog itself can be hidden behind the "extras." The GOP BLOGGERS blog has more important "extras" than just colors and advertisements. The external links to congressional bloggers and the ability to contact the blogging committee, elected officials.
Kairos Scoring
On June 5, 2007, our class listened to two presentations about this blog and deliberated about its quality in light of the evaluation criteria developed to measure excellence in blogging kairos. Below are the average scores awarded after the conversation.
Critical Thinking [out of 25 points]: 18.90
Writing Quality [out of 20 points]: 17.81
Timeliness [out of 15 points]: 13.64
Emotion [out of 15 points]: 11.73
Credibility [out of 10 points]: 8.36
Social Responsibility [out of 10 points]: 8.27
Intangibles [out of 5 points]: 3.73
Total Points [out of 100]: 82.46
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