The Oddest Blog On The Internet.
Our class group, myself, Mike, and Alana, decided to focus on other blog sites. We wanted to look at how independent blogs, (blogs that haven’t completely sold out to corporate sponsorship yet,) operated and were different from well-known blogs.
At least thats what I think we were doing.
I choice Oddee.com. I have been going to this site everyday for over a year now, (usually five minutes every time,) just to see obscure pictures from around the world. People are allowed to make their list of pictures and add them whenever they want. A new update of pictures happens everyday. Independent people are also allowed to add their own pictures to other people’s lists. I have done this before, and it was updated on the site within the hour.
I would call this blog a happy medium between a filter and topic-driven blog. The pictures can be taken from places on the Internet the author goes, (filter,) and every article fits the description as odd, (topic-driven.) What’s more is, you can create your own profile and groups, creating a network of people who are all interested in the bizarre.
I also enjoy this site because it isn’t run by any big company. You don’t get all of the pop-ups and survey questions, the millions of side ads or, sign ups. You can just go and look. This blog also links to other weird picture sites around the web. Great time waster.
Loved this blog, although I had a hard time finding out exactly who writes it. After googling it, looking on the facebook page and finding some guy named Old Einar Ryan Ekren from Norway on Twitter, I’m still not really any closer. But I think you’re right, this is a good site to use as an example of blogs being a form of journalism. I read a snippet of information on the recent trend in Moscow of cat tattooing. It subsequently provided links on where to find out more information and where “oddee” got their information. Good find. I can see why you’ve been checking it so regularly.
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January 30, 2010 at 8:43 pm