Two Websites / Blogs with YA reviews ( and more)

I explored two blog/websites for this assignment.

Stacked
This is a blog created by three female librarians. Their Policy tab gives the reader a full description of their review policies
AND
their personal interests
And
some  site data ex. Our blog receives good traffic, with over 800 subscribers, roughly 300-500 unique hits a day and 30,000-40,000 page views a month, as of July 2012. 


Based on my exploration the blog is successful. The reviews are brief. They go beyond plot summaries, but don't become Eng Lit essays. The titles they include seem to have real reader appeal.  

Well done. 

Teenreads

This website is sponsored(created) by The Book Report Network.
 For TMI about who creates the websites, read the About Us link.  
The content editor of teen reads and kids reads seems to be about two years out of college. In short no particular credential other than a strong interest in publishing. 

The cluttered home page of teenreads is certainly trying to get my attention. Ican participate in pols - read the results of polls, read lists of Adult Books I want to read - two links to this list. I can link to social media.  I can link to bookstores. 

Oh I can also read long long reviews that permit/encourage me to comment on the review and/or the book. 

Is this website/blog successful? 
Well, It doesn't appeal to me, but it does recruit a teen board and has active posts on the site. I am sure the Book Report Network is monetizing the heck out of the  data collection and product placement opportunities. Is that success?