Resources over Divorces

Eric F. Walker

4 sites

1.      http://www.simonegrant.com/blog/

2.      http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/relationships/blog/

3.      http://www.ehow.com/about_6663026_american-dating-culture.html

4.      http://catholiceducation.org/articles/parenting/pa0022.html

Who produces the site's content? 

1 Individual- Simone Grant

2 Individual - Meredith Goldstein

3 Company- Demand Media, Inc.

4 Individual/Organization – Joshua Harris / Catholic Edu. Resource Center (CERC)

What types of content does the site produce?

1 Original reporting or highlighting, linking to, and commenting on others' work.  Real stories about dating, relationships and sex in New York City. Releasing truth rather than fiction which don’t last.

2 Relatively "neutral" (unbiased) content - relationship trends and entertainment. She offers daily advice on Love Letters

3 News- information recorded and data timeline figures

4 original reporting – own experiences while dating

What’s the producer's their interest in creating this content? 

            1  She just wanted to tell stories that people would enjoy reading.  Real stories  about dating and relationships. Would enlighten and assist those who are dating.

2  Meredith is the author of "The Singles," a new novel about complicated relationships. The content in her blog accompanies her famous book.

3 eHow (the hosting site) is all about creating content that empowers people to see the expert within self.

4 Joshua wanted to show people why dating becomes defective and to introduce a book on dating of his own writings. In all his writing he deter people from dating

How often (roughly) do they publish content? And how often do they specifically publish content about your social issue?

1 blog- a.weekly b.monthly

2  blog- a. Daily b. weekly

3 website- never

4 website- never

Are there comments that accompany the posts/articles/videos? If yes, briefly describe

1 yes there are comments which readers are able to communicate further on the topic with Simone (publisher) and other readers

2 yes, hundreds of them. A range of affirmation, frustration, and agreement in their comments

3 none

4 none

Does the site have a social media presence? (i.e., a Facebook page or Twitter feed)

1 Facebook

2 Facebook & Twitter

3 Facebook

4 Facebook & Twitter