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I have never been guilty of self promotion (hey I am a working actor).

This weeks class adventure on the world wide web goes to "Randi" of http://www.ohvanity.com , who lives in South Africa

Here you can find out about her relationship with Victor has turned for the worst. Randi does have a support group that writes back. Ah the youthful soap opera... I remember those years of dealing with parents.

The other blog is http://actor-preneur.com/ by Alan Nusbaum. Ironically, I read this only to find out I actually have a connection with this author of this blog. I went to the TVI actors studio here in LA.

The differences between the two blogs are that they are different types. Randi's is a blog that is a personal blog. Alan's blog is constructed around my favorite career, acting.

It is interesting that Randi blog invokes feelings from so many people. They support her and identify with her. I felt the familiar sting of parents in the middle of a relationship. With everything going on, I do know one thing from her pictures... This South African likes magic cards. She mentions them and has a few picture to show her Wizard Trading Card treasure. Strange, I feel as if their is some sort of feeling of being entertained as if I am watching TV or better yet a juicey tabloid. She is not famous but just think of the posiblities.

Alan's blog is informative. I have been in Hollywood scene for over three years. There is so much information. As I scroll through Alan's blog, I get a sense of what has been going on in the industry. His blog goes more for the meat and potatoes of providing information. In comparision, it reads like a editorial from a magazine.

I think both of these are potentially effective. The feedback from Randi's site was a significate number. Basically, it got a reaction. I know that Alan knows what he is talking about. For instance, Never lie on you acting resume. His company has been in business for quite some time. I wonder though... As print journalism must try and market to more masses, Alan's feedback is virtually nil. Both websites information is good information but to push this blogging phenomenom, one could probably need to utilize both personal blogs and informative together. It attracts more people. I believe thats why successful magazines have more of a personal appeal to individuals no matter what audience you speak to. Like journalism, it is up to the author.

As I stated before Blogging impacting journalism... OHH YEAH! The numbers of people discussing their hobbies, work, life shows that the masses are out there waiting for the message. Journalist are a resourceful lot, interesting stories come from people. The vestige of blogs is evident. Or why would thousands of websites and blogs talk about it, and it's present and future posiblities.

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