Case studies week 2

Of the case studies we were asked to look at this week, I liked the Georgia State Universty blog best. I found it easy to navigate and figure out and I appreciated that I could see a list of all the blogs on my sceen when the page opened instead of having to scroll through it. I also found the content most interesting. I like the idea of the blog being a medium for debate and a forum for the interaction of ideas. Of course this is the perfect blog for a University. The Jefferson Library and the AADL blogs were designed more as conveyers of news. What kind of comment would you get abut the announcement of an event. These blogs had more links in them. These blogs are designed to meet the needs of the communities they serve. Using a blog to announce events makes sense as it is always current easy to update unlike a website. The Western Spring blog was interesting in that it serves as a means of gathering information and research as well as a means of presenting that research. The blog invites users to comment on a property that they see perhaps by relating a story from their past which involves the property. Ultimately the blog, like website works if the community needs are met. The community itself has some say in the content of the blog and can therefore ensure that the information found in the blog meets the individual members needs.