The end of the line…

It appears my turbulent relationship with online journalism is finally set to come to an end. (barring further mass failure on my part, of course). Looking back, i probably was over sceptical when i started out, putting up a few blogs was not the Everest climbing task which it for so long appeared. Im not going to lie, repeating the blog was an unwanted hassle but it did help me discover that I actually can enjoy blogging. Okay, perhaps not about online journalism, but I’m fairly certain I’ll be keeping Pauricmac blogging inc up and running in the future. Afterall an occasional rant about the government or some fresh sporting controversy can never go a miss. For now however, i think it’s best to leave my final words to Mr Bocelli and co…

The blog of blogs…

I was reading through other peoples blogs and noticed a mention of a site called Technorati. It is a site specifically designed to search for blogs and presently has links to over 112 million blogs worldwide. A figure which would make the likes of Google or Yahoo sit up and take notice. The top placed blogs on the site are basically what is the most talked about subject of the day whilst it also tracks the fastest rising blogs as well. The site also has a list of the top 100 blogs. It’s definitely worth checking out. PC Magazine also released a list of a top 100 blogs, many of which coincided with Technorati’s.

Times vs Indo

I decided to compare Irelands “big two” online outlets and see who came out on top. The Times site was very impressive. It was very well layed out and extremely easy to navigate. The site is divided into the usual components, Sport, Business, World, etc. It also has a link to the top 5 most read stories of the day. Like most sites it has continuous updates as the news develops throughout the day. There are also image, video and opinion sections, a digital archive as well as an interactive crossword.

The Independents’s online edition follows a very similar layout to that of The Times. It has the usual sections, links to the top ten most read stories of the day, an online poll, continuous updates of breaking news. It also has an editors choice section and a link to blogs by Independent journalists. 

After viewing both sites, i’d probably say the Independent just about shades things in online terms, the site is simply a little more detailed and thorough in it’s workings when compared to The Times. Having said that both are of a high enough quality to certainly make me think twice the next time I spend my precious E1.80!!