Blogs can vary in many different aspects. Sometimes it's even hard to classify what genre a blog may be a part of. Millions of blogs are active all over the Internet at any given time, and there are many we choose to read and be a part of for various reasons. One of my favourite blogs is a site called Postsecret.com.
Postsecret was started by a man named Frank Warren, who gave out 3,000 self-addressed postcards and asked people to write their secrets on them and send them back to him anonymously. Little did he know he would receive thousands upon thousands of postcards, with secrets of all sorts written on them.
This type of blog easily connects with its readers. With such a broad spectrum of secrets that are displayed each week, there is no single topic for discussion. The readers can comment on the postcards and create threads on the discussion boards. The main page simply laid out, making it easy to read. It contains the pictures of the postcards which draws in the readers' attention. Although it is only updated once a week, the secrets, written so creatively on the postcards, let the reader reflect on their own lives. Sometimes even if they have not sent in a secret, they can see they share the same secrets as other people. The blog inspires hope and allows people in this world being separated by the growing distance in social interaction to remind themselves that they are truly not alone.
*Pictures taken directly from Postsecret.com*
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