Popped Culture

Sticking with the themes of blogging and convergence culture from last week, I thought this was a really interesting site that combines blogging with news with pop culture with interactivity. The site is phillyBlurbs.com, and I found the "popped culture" section particularly interesting. Here, bloggers post videos and comments about recent events in the news and in pop culture. Some of the most recent posts have been about things like Tina Fey's impression of Sarah Palin on SNL, or the recent instances of people in animal costumes interrupting Hurricane Ike weather reports. (Some of the info is also more serious.) This site provides a great medium to be informed, but also contribute your own opinions. It is entertaining and very visual-orientated (which are some of my favorite qualities in a blog). http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/pop-culture