Julian Ayrs..."Tattler" has dot com site! Expansion plans underway...

Well, I must have rocks in my head to start tinkering with a spanking-new site.

After all, designing a web page takes a lot of preparation, patience and painstaking skill.

A couple of years ago, I undertook the task of setting up an online Art Gallery, to display my abstract-expressionist paintings on the Internet.

What a toughie that was!

Uploading thumbnails of fine art, and structuring a web page to house them, is not a simple task.

Writing code is not number one on my list of after-hour leisure pleasures, either.

But, oftentimes, I struggled with nerve-wracking tricky html 'til the crack of dawn, to get it just right!

However, in my bid to expand "The Tattler" and my blog "Pop Culture" at the wordpress site, it appears to be a must-do challenge to take on if I want to be creatively fulfilled in my visionary career pursuits.

In the next couple of weeks - in addition to the celebrity gossip and entertainment news online now - I expect to include new features, links, and a calendar of events.

There'll be a suggestion box, too!

For starters.

So, surf over to http://www.julianayrs.com/ and check the site out.

Catch 'ya later!

Barack Obama...did he post a comment on my blog? Is someone impersonating the Presidential Candidate?

Yesterday, after I penned a post about "Joe the Plumber" calling Barack Obama a "Socialist", a blogger added a brief comment.

"WTF dudes. I’m not a socialist!"

Then, the individual proceeded to provide a link.

http://www.myblogaspresident.wordpress.com

Guess what?

The dude signed off as "Barack".

Golly, was this actually Barack Obama responding in person to my lowly blog???

When I clicked on the link, I was connected to a blog site which - for all intents-and-purposes - gave the impression of being an actual blog constructed by the Presidential hopeful.

An article on the first page noted that the "Economist" allegedly endorsed Barack Obama.

Take that, Joe!

Farther down the page, there is an article (allegedly posted by Barack) which touts his partnership on the campaign trail with Bill Clinton.

Maybe this is where the tip-off glaringly reared its ugly head.

Would the real Barack step beyond the bounds of good taste and make those earthy remarks about Bill in the political arena?

Also, there is a new post asking web surfers if they caught (his) thirty-minute infomercial on TV last night.

So, the blog is being updated currently.

It appears that the individual (if not Barack!) has deceitfully tried to give off the impression that it is an actual web site connected with (or endorsed by Barack).

For example, at the top of the blog page, there is a photo of Barack with the campaign web site address (www.barackobama.com) etched on its face.

If you click on the photo, the image "stutters" for a second, but remains at the blog site.

When I keyed in the "barackobama.com" address manually, I was transported to the actual site for Barack Obama, no problem.

Did this individual doctor the link so that web surfers would get the impression that they were at the actual blog page for the barackobama.com site?

Curious!

So, is this all just a prank, or has this individual elected to set up this site for some other sinister reason?

In view of the fact a number of web surfers (and potential voters) may actually be fooled by this site (if it is a spoof?) - one has to wonder - has there been an attempt to hijack Barack's identity for dubious reasons?

In that event, has a crime been committed?

You decide!

My original post may be viewed at:

www.julian1st.wordpress.com (Joe the Plumber)