Fatback has been talking about Sexy, Southern gossip in his blog Fatback and Collards. In our Enterview, we asked him to explain why he believes bless your heart really does mean I hate you.

What is your blog about?
Fatback and Collards covers celebrity gossip, entertainment and music news, Hollywood hi jinxes and lots of lies that we make up to get chicks.

Tell us about yourself / your team.
I’m Fatback, the main editor. That’s nom de plume, which is a fancy French term that keeps me from getting fired for blogging at work. I’m a badass. People respect that. That’s why I’m feared and maligned in the blogosphere.

Are you the only author / contributor?
I have several sexy writers that collaborate with me at my secret island mansion. We mostly write stories in the nude using ink harvested from poisonous octopi. Then I pay an island girl to type all of it on my laptop because I don’t like touching technology with my bare hands.

How did you get started?
I started the site as a tongue in cheek parody of southern life with some celebrity gossip thrown in. I quickly realized that nobody cared about what I had to say, they were more interested in Paris Hilton and Britney Spears and whom they were having sex with at the moment. PhD completely wasted.

Source of your content?
Although our stories are ripped from the headlines, we add original spicy commentary that sets us apart from the regular rabble. Our gossip site is classy. Like those little cherries in fancy cocktails. For reals. No Billy Bush, star coddling here. If you’re famous and act a fool, you’re gonna get both barrrels. Also, if you’re hot and moderately naked, you have a special place in our hearts.

How frequently do you write / post?
3-5 times a day. Sometimes more if my boss is being a bitch.

Does your blog generate revenue?
Yes. But a gentleman must stay discreet. *cough* I’m rich *cough*.

Who visits your blog?
Fatback and Collards visitors are typically really smart, supermodels who like to run on the beach at night with no clothes. That and a pretty good mix of all races, creeds, colors, incomes and education levels. I usually suggest having a dictionary around, because we can get pretty high brow. We’re an erudite bunch. (See? Told you!) Our readers are very engaged and come from all over not just from the south. I’m like an ambassador of sexy blog love bringing the blogosphere together for the good of all.

Do you consider yourself successful in blogging?
Why? Yes. I’m pretty funny, I know search engine optimization and I make lots of money.

What do you think is the reason behind your success?
Complete awesomeness on the genetic level. I’m practically a superhero.

Do you have another job?
Yes. Shhhhh.

Would you like to add anything else?
What does PG stand for? Did I come off as too misogynistic? I’m really not. What are you wearing? Unless you’re a dude. Well, you can still tell me, but don’t expect much in the way of compliments. Especially if you wear Dockers. Dockers suck.

Alan Parekh regularly talks about hacking gadgets in his blog Hacked Gadgets. His discussions range anywhere from Cool Gadgets to Insane Equipments. Here is how he does it:

Tell us about yourself.
I have worked in the electronics profession for many years, I also have interests in software engineering and embedded systems development.

What is your blog about?
Hacked Gadgets features a wide variety of things, lots of electronic related projects. But most entries have a strange twist to them, the Top 5 uses for a dead Hard Drive article comes to mind as a great example.

Are you the only author / contributor?
For the Hacked Gadgets blog I do all the postings but there are many devoted readers who send in regular article suggestions. We also have a forum, and there are a bunch of talented helpful people who are constantly helping new members out.

How did you get started?
In late 2005 I posted some of my personal projects on a new site (www.alan-parekh.com). Those few projects seemed to get overnight mass attention. Shortly thereafter I started Hacked Gadgets as a way to showcase similar crazy projects from like minded individuals.

Why do you blog?
I blog because it is fun of course.

Source of your content?
In the beginning all of the content was scrounged up by myself, I love reading about obscure things that people have created… There is no end to the available content on the net. I have also created a fair number of the projects myself and then there are readers who were inspired by something they saw on Hacked Gadgets and decided to make their own version of it and submit it. I also subscribe to a ton of RSS feeds, but I try hard to bring fresh content to the site.

How frequently do you write / post?
One to two posts per day is the average.

Does your blog generate revenue?
It makes enough to cover the operating expenses.

Who visits your blog?
There has not been a formal survey, but the site generates tons of reader email. From what I can gather a large percentage of them are electrical engineering types, studying to become one, or are in other high tech industries.

A lot of you have asked me why I am using the term “Enterview” to refer to these posts. Well, as you know by now, my goal is to let you hear the story of a blogger, every day. In this fast paced, internet driven, world, it is hard to find time to sit down and conduct interviews the traditional way. We, therefore, decided that it would be wise to let bloggers tell their story, at a flexible time of their choosing, via Email or any other Electronic medium. In other words, we will conduct Electronic/Email interviews. Hence the term “Enterview”.

P.G.