Analyzing A Blog

Of all the poverty blogs that I have gotten the opportunity to review, there were two that mainly stood out to me. Though, very similar, one was more intriguing than the other. Duncan Green, strategic adviser for Oxfam GB and author of "From Poverty To Power," has taken the liberty of maintaining and managing a conversational blog. His blog is one that I found to cover the important ongoing issues that are related to poverty and other imperfect life aspects. Some of the categories that he covers in his blog include, but are not limited to:

• Poverty,
• Aid,
• Climate Change,
• Economics,
• Food and agriculture,
• Health and education,
• Human rights, and 
• Natural disaster

Though, he does not explicitly state how all of these categories interrelate, but after reading and following some of his articles, you can tell that one causes the other to happen, and if one category area is fixed, it can indirectly have an effect on another category. Also, given that it is a conversational blog, he leaves room for his readers to comment and give feedback. One can tell that he is an advanced blogger, with the layout of his blog, and his style of posting; posting almost daily, he shows consistency and dedication to his readers. 

In relation to his lack of concentration in only one area, he targets different traffic and generates a diverse group of readers. Some of his posts do not get commented on, while others seem to interest his readers, deriving their comments. Most of his more relatable post, such as what is being done to eradicate something or actions and steps being taken towards things are what seem to generate the most comments. 

Duncan took his time in sectioning his blog, providing an area for recent comments, recent posts, archives, categories, tweets, and even polls. He has created his blog to have an earthly feel, welcoming readers, and making it easy for them to manipulate their way through his blog. The only thing that Duncan's blog seems to be lacking is his unavailability of pages within his blog. That being said, he has created an opportunity for his readers to subscribe to his blog through email.