e martë, 12 qershor 2007
Nomination briefing for Power Line
When you first look at the Power Line website you can’t help but notice the lightening bolt at the top. This attractive design aspect draws people’s attention to the blog and makes them interested in reading it. Many people do indeed read the blog; Power Line’s site meter indicates an average of 68,720,421 visits per week (or 56,600 per day). The blog is able to lure so many people to it because it covers a wide array of topics that a lot of people are fascinated about.
One of Power Line’s recent posts, entitled “Civil Rights, British Style,” shows that the blog covers a diverse subject area. The article really made me wonder because it talked about three British terrorists and I do not usually think of them as terrorists. I thought it was good to introduce topics from other parts of the world. The information in the blog seems accurate because it cites credible sources. For example, in the aforementioned post, the author makes reference to what Tony Blair has said regarding the situation. They also used educated words such as absconding. I had to look this up and it felt good learning a new word.
Power Line is also updated daily which is a good thing. In a recent day, one post was made at 10:20 a.m. and two more were made at 1:49 p.m. and 3:59 p.m. It is good to be up-to-date on the latest information so I like that they keep me informed a lot.
Overall, Power Line is a good blog site. They have insightful and interesting blogs. These blogs stimulate the reader’s mind and have links to various other creditable sites such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the London Times. With sources such as these you know you are getting the truth.
Kairos Scoring
On May 29, 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]: 19.08
Writing Quality [out of 20 points]: 16.67
Timeliness [out of 15 points]: 14.92
Emotion [out of 15 points]: 12.58
Credibility [out of 10 points]: 7.67
Social Responsibility [out of 10 points]: 7.67
Intangibles [out of 5 points]: 3.58
Total Points [out of 100]: 82.17
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