Blog Website: The "World" According to Jack

http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/

AllEars.Net is an unofficial site dedicated to all things Disney. AllEars Blog Central is a collection of blogs within the AllEars site, located here. I decided to look at the blog, "The 'World' According to Jack." Jack is a Florida resident and loves Disney so much that he visits Walt Disney World a few times each week. His blog consists of observations from his visits as well as current information and events and other things of interest that are Disney World related.

This blog is very plain and simple in terms of layout. The heading and description are located at the top, under the AllEars.Net information. Recent post listings are on the right hand side and categories are listed below that. Below that is an extensive archive list. While I think it is a great idea to have a category listing because of the cornucopia of information covered, I also think that this section is so long that it competes with the archives. If everything is indeed present in the category listing, it could almost suffice for archives, because of the recent posts section at the top. Two other nice features are the RSS subscription option and the search bar at the bottom. The only bad thing is that the search bar is so far down that the view may not find it right away.

In terms of content and the way the information is provided, I think "The 'World' According to Jack" has done a civilian's job. In other words, it's all right, but it's not great. The sentences aren't always grammatically correct sentences, but it is reasonably well-written. The blog is thorough and informative. The most recent entry is about the restaurant "Bistro de Paris" in Epcot in Disney World. Jack tells about his trip there and his entire experience. There are many original photographs included in the blog and it definitely provides an extensive look at, as well as a review, of the fine dining establishment. The pictures themselves are a mixture of tourist and professional, which is a nice balance for tourists (people wanting to go to Disney World or who are interested in it, which is why they are viewing this blog) to look at because they both identify them and learn from them. The feel of this blog is not one of an official blog, but of a real-life person's look at Disney World and what it has to offer, though I believe Jack tries to be somewhat objective as well.

The only major complaint I have about this blog is that, for a Disney blog, it's very plain and from the design, it is not evident at all that the focus of this blog is Walt Disney World. Additionally, the entries are exceptionally long, but a large part of that is all of the pictures that are included, and I don't think those should be cut out because they are a large part of why the blog exists. I also think the typeface is rather generic. However, the blog is well organized and very informative as well as persuasive (to make the viewer want to experience the things the author writes about).