The first that is rather obvious is that almost the entire blog is in Burmese. I think the persons name is Ko Htike. There are some posts and little sections that are in english. This leads me to believe that the blogger Ko Htike, knows english but chooses to use Burmese so that more natives can read the blog. Most posts are related to politics or current events/news. There is a section on the right side that lists all of the different categories. The second thing that stands out is the amount of pictures on the blog. The blogger uses many pictures from events in his/her posts. These pictures really draw you attention as there are pictures of riots/violence, political figures, and protests. The one that really stands out are the pictures of the anniversary of the saffron revolution. This interestingly is also one of the only posts in english. I wonder if this is because the saffron revolution was a monumental event in Burma that people around the world heard about? I would expect this persons blog to be traffic related to the topic, especially some from non Burmese speakers. The blog also has lots of political images on the right side with different slogans, pieces of information, or messages on the images. I can’t translate what is on the picture so I am not exactly sure what the ones in Burmese say. The posts in english seem to be calling people to action and also some criticisms. The blogger also has some videos posted along the side. They seem to be songs with political messages and motives(not in english). Something that caught my attention as well is that the blogger has posted links to other webpages (popular Burmese news sources and webpages) and also fellow bloggers. This helps grow other Burmese blogs and lead blog visitors to informational sources. The blogger also has their email posted if you would like to contact them. I do not see any forms of social media posted. It also seems like there is a pretty active group of followers. Some posts have up to 78 comments, but some other only have single digits. The website has a pretty simple interface to navigate for people who aren’t as tech savy.

Help received:

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bloggers-in-Burma-keep-world-informed-during-2520952.php      used this to find the blog.

http://ko-htike.blogspot.com/     actual blog

Ethan Watts