Thursday, October 11, 2012

Blogger Review- Kara Swisher


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Kara Swisher has being cited as the most influential author covering the internet by the Industry Standard magazine. She has written many articles, and often her blogs will appear on All Things Digital: http://allthingsd.com/author/kara/    

Since Kara has posted many articles I specifically would want to zero in on:

http://allthingsd.com/20120925/what-will-marissa-do-as-new-ceo-unveils-turnaround-plan-today-can-she-avoid-layoffs-later/ 

In this article, Kara brings out the excitement surrounding Yahoo’s new CEO, Marissa Mayer’s actions to turn around the downward growth of the company. Kara plays around with the strategy which Marissa was set to announce to Yahoo’s employees. Hereby, she points out that it will be inevitable for Marissa to lay off some of the 12,500 staffers so as to give the company a turn- around. In addition, Kara informs her audience that Mayer does not intend to outsource Yahoo’s advertising tech and search businesses, but rather would wish to invest in both. Newly hired, Jackie Reses, who has a private background in private equity will according to Kara be spearheading Yahoo’s “right sizing.” Ms. Swisher ends her article by highlighting her previous posts on the future of Yahoo under Mayer, and promising more news!

Kara’s blogging style is rather difficult, as she seeks to capture her audience from the beginning to the end of her article. Her title is big enough and the message is direct to give the reader a taste of the post’s contents. I like the way she starts her post; it is as if she is letting her readers in on a secret, and this motivates the reader to read on! Kara’s caption of Yahoo’s trademark with the exclamation mark syncs well with the blog’s message. Generally, in the body of her article, Kara cleverly gives a summary of the happenings in Yahoo in a way that the person who has not being following can easily catch up. Her post seems to be really informational as she really delves deep into her topic, and even goes to the extent of promising her readers more news! This makes her come out as humane. In conclusion, it is not a surprise that in her career she has being cited as the most influential reporter covering the internet by the Industry Standard magazine.

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