A blog about the Center for Internet and Society, this blog talks mostly about technology and politics. It has a quite a number or writers, which they call their Central Processing Unit, as well as contributing writers, so the tones and topics of the articles have a wide range as well.
What makes the blog unique
What I noticed is the issue of health care in the United States is a recurring topic on the blog. The writer goes into different tones in approaching this issue, but stands firm on the belief that reform must be taken. In one of his stories entitled A red/blue dialogue on health care, he tells of how he had an argument with an old high school friend on the issue of health care reform. He being the liberal making his point to his conservative Republican friend, the story is worth reading as he puts in much passion in making his point. The other articles also dwell into other casual topics such as quizzes on Facebook and Walt Disney buying an overly priced issue of Spiderman. The range of topics covered are wide, and other articles are about law school, lawsuits, and cases which are connected to the Internet, such as libel cases on blogs, or harassment issues over social network sites like MySpace. The topics are written well in a casual yet informative tone.
Areas for improvement
While this blog has as a strong point in its well-written and informative articles, it lacks in the eye-candy department. The layout is quite okay, with limited pictures that accompany the articles. Navigation through the blog is quite okay, and the articles are arranged in such a way for easy access, with a search button located on the upper right section of the blog. The only thing I found lacking in this great blog was a set of great-looking pictures to go with the already interesting articles.
