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Content
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| Quality : |
17.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
13.5 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
12.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
8.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
59.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
8.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
3.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
15.0 / 20 |
| Other |
| Temp Fill : |
8.2 / 10 |
| sub-total : |
8.2 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Lots of updates.
2. Pictures look pretty good.
3. Good mix of amateur and pro aspects of the site.
1. A little expensive if you're looking for an amateur's site.
2. No hardcore to be found.
"Aria's a hot chick, with a pretty hot site that's worth a look, even for the casual fan." |
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I guess maybe if you've been living under an internet rock, you might not have heard of Aria Giovanni. Even though you might not know the name, I guarantee that 99% of you will recognize her other assets. She's only been around doing the modeling thing since 1999 I think, which makes her a relative new comer for how big of a name she's built up in that time. She has that beauty I guess that attracts everyone to her, and a brief read over her bio explains why (besides just good genes): she's part Italian, Yugoslavian, French, German, Irish, and American Indian. I guess there's just something about Aria.
AriaGiovanni.com is what we're looking at today, which is her official site. Usually when I see that a model's site is coming up, I cringe because they're generally just not done very well. After taking a brief look around Aria's member's area, though, I have to say this site is different. She offers up a ton of content, which alone makes her better than a lot of the other sites like this. But she also appears to have some help from people that know what they're doing, which helps a lot I'm sure.
Her site is an odd mix of an amateur site, and a model's site. Thankfully she divides up her content into different sections, so it's easy to find just what you want to see. The amateur stuff is higher-end amateur-like photographs that could have been taken by a friend or something. There's a few more categories as well, which generally offer up a bit more polished work by other photographers, if that's your thing.
Besides checking out the latest updates on the main member's page, there's links along the bottom to each of her photo sections. From there, you'll see text links to all of her galleries (and there's quite a few of them). Although the simple text link is a little pain, I guess a thumb for each could make for a mighty large page. While some of the older sets can look not so good (like 600x400 pics or smaller, with very amateur-ish qualities), I'm not going to look at those too much because a majority of the stuff is newer and looks much better. Her galleries vary a ton in what they offer, but you'll generally see solo stuff (pretty softcore at that). Quality overall is pretty good, especially for the amateur portion of the site. Most pics are right around 800x600, which is about what I'd expect. The Candids section is a fun one, since you get a lot of behind the scenes stuff, as well as getting a good idea about her travels and stuff. I guess the only thing missing is some hardcore fun, but that's definitely not what the site is about. Aria banks on her beauty alone to keep you coming back, which isn't a bad bet.
The videos are pretty nice as well, although they could get a bit boring. The quality, though, is pretty good and worth a look to see Aria in motion. Most clips are offered in both Quicktime and Windows Media format, in a low- and high-quality version. Even though low-quality ones look good at 250kbps, while the better ones are at 400kbps. The Quicktime videos downloaded before playing for me for some reason this time, which isn't the QT norm. Maybe it was a fluke. Again, the only thing missing is hardcore (or even some masturbation or something), as these are very model-esque video clips.
She has a diary that she writes pretty lengthy posts in, but only 2-3 times a month. There's also an auction setup to buy her clothing worn on the site (amongst other things) that actually has a lot of stuff to buy, if you're got a few hundred extra bucks to spend. You can also get info on her upcoming appearances, or buy some of her memorabilia if interested.
Aria took what amateurs do best, and implemented it well on her semi-pro site. At $25 a month, she costs a little more than most amateurs, but I think it might be worth it for her sheer star-factor. She updates quite often, usually a few times each week, with something new. Also, the quality is up there since she has some pretty big name photographers shooting her. Her's is one of the best model's sites I've seen, and obviously one of the best looking chicks on the net right now. Definitely worth a look for even the casual Aria fan.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 02-17-05 |
Unfortunately (or fortunately I guess), much looks the same around here! Aria's site is as active as ever with new updates and such, which has only helped the site grow since our last look. I scored it pretty high before, but I think it's good where it stands now. Content is still great, and there's still a lot to see.
She has some message boards up now, though on a different site kinda, where you can communicate with her and ask questions. It seems relatively active for what it is. Overall, I still like it quite a bit, even though not much is new. The new content is good enough for me :)
Score increased from 86.4 to 86.5.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 03-20-06 |
Things look like they're changing a bit around here looks-wise, and of course the site looks decent. Otherwise her site has been updating pretty consistently still which is good to see, though the video section is a different story with not much growth at all. At least her photos and diary are kept up to date which is more than I can say for some other similar model's sites. If the video section were more active, this site would be doing very well all around, but for now it's still a good place for Aria fans for sure. My score will drop a bit, not because the site is worse, but because of some scoring changes and stiffer competition.
Score decreased from 86.5 to 83.7.
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