Blogger Review: Wired

My URL: http://swimvisions.blogspot.com/

Blogger’s URL: http://www.wired.com/about/blogs

My Content:

            The blog that I chose to review is the magazine Wired. I was particularly attracted to this blog because I am a magazine major and I am always looking for ways to relate my major to classes outside of my major such as this. I really like seeing the different industries intertwine. Wired blog has numerous authors, all of which specialize in different areas of technology such as gadgets, games, design, innovations, photographs, and science.

            This is exactly what I find so appealing about Wired’s blog. Technology is such a broad subject that it would not be fair for just one person to offer their opinion or cover just one aspect of it. I think it is very wise to have different authors writing about certain topics because every writer has a different voice and is knowledgeable about different topics and this would be most beneficial to readers. One section of the blog that I find particularly interesting is the one titled “Beyond the Beyond” and it is what I will be focusing on in my critique in the following paragraph. This section is written by science fiction author Bruce Sterling and he mainly summarizes, analyzes and evaluates up and coming technologies, inventions or developments in thinking and innovation.

The fact that Sterling is an experienced science fiction author adds to the credibility of his blog, aside from the fact that it is also published on Wired magazine’s blog, a world-renowned science and technology publication. I really life Sterling’s blogging style because his posts have a distinct tone and voice—he often adds in his personality and gives the information some flare, which is especially important when writing about science and technology because that can get confusing, boring and flat in some cases. On the other hand, however, I am not tech-savvy whatsoever and I find his posts hard to understand. His terminology is very scientific and is designed for the real tech nerds out there.  I would be better off reading a different blog on Wired’s website that is tailored to novices like myself. Overall, I would give this blog an excellent rating because it is very informative while also fun to read, which is exactly what a blog should be. I would definitely recommend it to a friend, but probably a friend who knows more about technology than myself.