Monday, April 19, 2010

Classification of blogs & Blogging Communities

There are many types of blogs, which focuses on different type of content, opinions, discussions and different target audiences. These examples are classified in different type of blogs as shown below:

Classification of blogs:

Subject matter:
1. Politics :
thecaucus
2. fashion :
sassybella
3. History : ushistorysite
4. Law : abovethelaw
5. travel : statravel

Device:
1. moblog :
moblog

Media Types:
1. Vlog :
youtube
2. Linklog :
torrancepubliclibrary
3. Sketchlog :
lubasa
4. Tumblelogs : tumblr

Status of Publishers:
1. Business blogs :
iblogbusiness
2. Corporate blogs :
kodak

According to Funnell and Davies (2008) stated that, author and media analyst Margaret Simons has defined 9 different types of blogs that currently exist. This includes:

1. Pamphleteering blog
2. Digest blog
3. Advocacy blog
4. Popular Mechanics blog
5. Exhibition blog
6. Gatewatcher blog
7. Diary
8. Advertisement
9. News blog

Therefore, many blogs are combination of styles, which make identifying unique types difficult, as there are specifications on different topics, styles, format, and audience. For example,
You Tube, people can classify it as media type of Vlog format, which is the video blog. Hence, many people create weblogs with plenty of options and interest for writing weblogs in their own community blogs. Therefore, this allows viewers to have more choices to pick or choose their favorite categories in the weblog.


References:

Funnell, A., & Davies, A., 2008, A Toxanomy of Blogs, The media report, viewed on 17 April 2010.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript

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