Sex Drugs and Updating your Blog

This article was extremely interesting. However, it felt like it dragged on a little bit too much. Around the third page I started to get bored and slightly disinterested. This could be because I am slightly averse to the heavy reliance on technology. I am freaked out by myspace and I am not a huge fan of blogging. I listen to music on the radio and not underground music.

The article was well reported, but I thought the pace dragged on. I think part of it was the length of the paragraphs that had so much information that I had to sift through. The dialogue didn’t really enhance the story. For me the most poignant quotation is the where he writes [“People always think that when you’re a musician you’re sitting around strumming your guitar, and that’s your job,” he said. “But this” — he clicked his keyboard theatrically — “this is my job” ] That explains the dedication that it takes to make it to internet stardom. The author finally connected the bigger picture when he talks about how forums on the internet can be a place for the more introverted to find their place in the world.

Overall the article was well written, but I just think that there was too much crammed into one article. Not enough time was spent on the big picture. The message for me was almost clouded by too much useless information and discussion. If I were reading that in a newspaper most likely I wouldn't have finished it at all.