Investigation Reflection

        Blogging is a very free way for the blogger, to post anything he or she desires to put on the internet for his or her audience to see. A person might have an idea to share say, recipes of food that he or she likes and has tried. Then other people who might want to see such a blog would view it, wright comments, post feedback and other sorts of stuff onto the post the the blogger had originally made. After a while the blog that the blogger has made can view whether the audience likes it or not. This is feedback. If the blogger looks at the blog he or she made and finds positive feedback, he or she has made a positive effect on the community by posting and blogging about interesting recipes that the viewer may like to try. Blogging can both affect a person in a positive or a negative way. For example, if a blogger was to write a post containing inappropriate material such as profanity, personal information about him or her, etc. anyone, even if the blogger happened to take the post down, can see what was posted. Posts such as this can effect the blogger, and their community in a very negative way. This is why it is important to "Think Before You Post!"
          A blogger is able to post anything on their blog. Most times, what is posted is something that interests the aspired blogger. Creating blogs is a way to get a persons word out about stuff that he or she really cares about. I have learned that all blogs need a way to "grab the readers attention!" This is simply solved by an interesting background or font that pops out when a person first sees the blog. Titles should be interesting, not boring. I know that if i was to read a blog that had a title as simple as "Food" I know i would be less likely to look at this blog, and more likely to look at a blog titled "Easy, Enticing, Food You Will Love to Make". Another interesting thing that I think a blog should have is something that a good blog should have, is eye catching images when able to. For example if a blogger wanted to post something about music and fingerings, one might take a picture of the instrument and highlight the keys one needs to finger in order to truly get the message across.  
When creating a good blog, it is important to follow criteria, I think that the most important criteria that a blogger needs to follow is, to be eye grabbing. I think that without this criteria, no one would even want to bother to look at your blog! Without your blog being eye grabbing, i don't think anyone would want to take the time to read it let alone follow it and post on it. People want something that looks professionally done. If you want to make your blog successful then take the time to make it look nice. I know i would definitely not go on a blog that did not appeal to me. I think that if i was to make a blog, this would be the number one thing that i would try to work on. My second thing that would be most important would be content. Something that the blogger knows a lot about and can actually keep a continuous blog with new posts and information. It is important to have good content so that the reader can actually get into your blog. No one wants to read a blog with a lot of gibberish in it. If someone started a blog labeled "Cats", and then the blog, halfway through started talking about dogs. It would be very confusing to the reader and will make the reader uninterested.

Research Form
 When making my blog, i plan on following the criteria i have set up for myself. I am planning on doing this by, first choosing a topic i am interested in and know a lot about, second writing a first topic. Once i write this, i will choose a small section of the topic i am interested and talk a little about and write a few posts. If i get positive comments on my blog, i will know that the criteria that i have set up for myself is being accurately followed so that viewers like my blog.