Classification of Blogs
As mentioned on my previous entry, people blog based on their interest and understanding of an issue. Due to this phenomenon, there are varieties of blogs available online on catering to the need to an audience. According to Technorati.com, there are eight categories of subjects such as entertainment, sports, technology, politics, living, business, environment & science. These blogs topics are usually link to the exact audiences who have similar interests and the readers are often considered as an avid follower.
Apart from the eight categories above, blog also comes in form of media . The following are the various types of media blog:-
Vlog:- Video blog is a form of blogging that specializes on video. It consist of video clips that can be upload, share, and view by a user. youtube.com, the net-show.com, & vimeo.com are some of the most notable examples across the world wide web.
Link Blog:- Link blog is a blog that consist of other people's blogs' URL and user are able to link to those blogs. Example of a link blog is Jennifer’s Linklog
Sketch Blog:- For those people that have interest on images, sketch, & drawings. Example of a groovy sketch blog is Kristen’s sketch blog
Tumblelog:- Short and precise blog entry that consist of both visual and text. Example of tumbleblog is Thania Nasiha’s tumble blog
Device:-
Moblog:- With new technologies implement on mobile phones, users now have the ability to post blog entries via mobile blogging through their own device. Example of a mobile phone blogging website is Flickr
The most appropriate classification approach
These day blog comes in varieties of topic,style, format & genre. Obviously with so many combinations to choose from, it is very difficult to differentiate on blog specialization. Generally I believe that personal blog is the most appropriate and suitable for all of the audience as it gets the most attention from the online community. The rise of personal blog lead to an individual on gaining benefit of personal development & growth on writing skills (Benefits of personal blog, 2010). Furthermore the blog is considered user friendly as majority on what the user post are based on their own opinions and interpretations.
References
1) Blog directory 2008, Technorati, online,retrieved on 9th April 2010, from
<http://technorati.com/blogs/directory>
2) Benefits of personal blog 2010, online, retrieved on 9th April 2010, from
<http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/288379-benefits-of-personal-blog>
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