ateanytasteofthesublime.blogspot.com

I chose to review ateanytasteofthesublime.blogspot.com, an easy-spirited blog by tea enthusiast Michael Trimboli. On his blog, Trimboli features personal reviews of a variety of teas and tea products, as well as posting stories, facts, recipes and the like on everything tea related. Trimboli pulls his content from a wide spectrum of sites ranging from a tea company's home page to overseas news publications. He does a great job of varying his content as some posts are entirely his own, some are just a copy of news stories, and some still are a medley of both, containing quotes from outside sources coupled with a bit of his own language. I particularly like the way that Trimboli links many of his more current blog posts back to previous ones which contain related content.

The author of this blog is a communications major who hopes to land a job with a major network, and for this reason I believe he writes his blog to stay current with new media practices and for personal satisfaction. In addition, Trimboli authors his blog to provide a hub of information for any one else with a penchant for tea. He must hope to serve only a small demographic, as the blog does not feature anything not related to tea. This however should come as no surprise ( given the blog address) and it provides a very interesting and comprehensive source of information for tea lovers.

One thing that Michael Trimboli does exceptionally well with this blog is match the appearance of the page with the overall tone of his blog. He uses various soft green colors for the background and subtle white titles for his posts that reflect the colors of tea as well as the relaxation one might enjoy while drinking one of the teas featured on the blog. The layout is simple and free of chaos, allowing his audience to peruse freely and without distraction through the content he has offered.

While I thought the blog was successful in serving its intended purpose, I would have trouble writing such a blog due to its narrow focus. I feel that i would find blogging about only tea related products or any other subject with such a select audience to become monotonous given time, and I would prefer to blog about a variety of topics, drawing attention from people with varied interests.

All in all, I found this blog to be mildly entertaining, even for someone with zero interest in tea. Should you be a fan of tea however, I suggest cruising around the page, as you may find this blog to be a gold mine for tea ideas.