OFFICIAL
76.5
pretty good |
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Content
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| Quality : |
16.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.0 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
57.0 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
6.5 / 10 |
| Features : |
2.5 / 05 |
| Design : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
11.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
3.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
2.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
5.5 / 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. Updates appear to be added every 1-4+ days.
2. Some good quality content.
1. Expensive for what it offers.
2. Content quality is inconsistent overall.
3. Site design, navigation & download options could be improved.
"Cam shows were the real draw to Mariah's site, but I fear interaction is slowing." |
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This is our 4th look back at Mariah XXX and you know what that means - official 2 review! It looks like the last visit was only about 8 months ago, and Mariah was still offering webcam shows 3 times per week. Image sets were up to 113+ and the video count was up to 273+, but it was the site design and navigation were hurting. Unfortunately, I think I would still like to see some improvements in this general area. Currently webcam shows are taking place 2 times per week (looks like she dropped a show since our last visit), and the image set # is up to 137+, with videos topping out at 175+ and archive cam shows up to 179+ - now that's a whole lot of content. The price remains set at $24.81 per month.
The Good:
- Lots of exclusive amateur content, especially in the video department. Currently there are more than 175+ videos and another 179+ archived cam shows. Mariah offers exclusive hardcore and solo content with updates coming in every 3-4 days and live webcam shows are offered Thursday's and Fridays.
- While Mariah used to do up to 3 live cam shows per week, twice weekly cam shows are enough to keep me busy. It's clear this spicy Sicilian likes to play it up for her members. 24/7 voyeur house cams are an added bonus, although you won't find any looking into her home.
- Overall image size and quality varies but can sometimes be really nice with pro images as large as 1280x857 pixels. Some video streams go up to 1400k, but I wouldn't call it the norm.
The Bad:
- Like I mentioned above, quality can vary from set to set and image sizing is sometimes smaller than I usually like to see. Video quality can range too but overall there is plenty of room for improvement. The best streams I saw only went up to about 1400k, but again, consistency could be better all around.
- As always, my biggest complaint with Mariah's site is her lack of fluid navigation and a user friendly site design. It's hard to tell how to get from one area to the next and the inconsistency in viewing and content descriptions is somewhat disappointing.
The Conclusion:
Damn this chick is hot! I love how she goes from cute and sexy looking to naughty and feisty - it must be that Sicilian in her. I was a bit bummed to see that she dropped one of her weekly cam shows, but 2 per week should satisfy most. The presence of some sort of diary would be a nice substitution, however. A member's forum does offer some sort of interaction, but I would have liked to have seen more. Ultimately though, it's going to be the lack of consistent quality content that hurts her the most. This being our 4th time back inside MariahXXX.com member's area, I have to admit that I was really hoping to see a re-design in place, but the price point remains the same and so does my overall enjoyment of her site.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 09-27-08 |
If you're new to Mariah XXX, then let me introduce her! This hot and spicy brunette offers a nice-sized archive of hardcore amateur and glamour content, with updates appearing to be added every 1-3 days. We here at TBP are more than familiar with Mariah's site, as this is actually our 5th look inside! Content is still listed by albums (200+ image albums & 300+ videos). Getting around proved to be a bit more cumbersome than I remember, but I did notice a few new features, like Flash videos, that maybe weren't offered before. I was disappointed that I couldn't get in to see Mariah's 24/7 House Camz (broken image, link and error message), so I hope she's still providing that service to member's? For me, this was one of the more interesting, key components to the site. I have to admit, I'm also a little skeptical of how often she actually performs live cam shows in general. She markets 3 per week in the tour, although that is clearly no longer the case. Last visit I think we were down to only one, and now I'm not even 100% sure about that. Maybe Mariah has moved on to other things, but still has some updates in store for members? That's fine, but the raise in price tag starts to leave a sour taste. This may be one old school amateur site that is about to fall into the Internet porno abyss…only time will tell.
Score remains at 76.5.
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