Classification of blogs & opinion about the most appropriate classification approach.

Blog has been using as a tool of globalization in every areas. There are many classification of blogs:

In terms of subject matter, there are blogs classified as politics, entertainment, fashion, law, etc. For example, The Skinny is the fashion blog created by Forever 21 to share the latest clothing design.

There are also blog classified based on device which is moblog, stands for mobile blog. Moblog is camera photo mobile blogging tool for the convenience of bloggers to share photos instantly such as Plixi and yfrog.

Whereas under media type of blogs, there are vlog, linklog, sketchlog, tumblelog, etc. The most famous vlog blogging media is YouTube, many Youtuber became famous because of the video they made and share.

In fact, Margarent Simmons sorted out few types of blog classification during a recording of ABC programe (2008). To sum up her argues on classification of blogs are:

1. Pamphleteering Blog - also known as political blog, where one or group of people argue on the current issue.
2. Digest Blog - a collective information which also link to another site for more information.
3. Advocacy Blog - similar to pamphleteering blog, focus on a particular issue but mainly on-going basis.
4. Popular Mechanics Blog - a how to blog, could be a tutorial blog to educate the reader.
5. Exhibition Blog - Share the artistic creative work to the audience.
6. Gatewacher Blog - a group of people that follow the media's latest news.
7. Diary Blog - an everything blog about the writer, daily life report about themselves.
8. Advertisement Blog - commercial companies will pay the blogger to write an advertorial about their products.
9. News Blog - purely report the current news and events.


Personally, I think everyone is free to write everything they want. A good blog that based on their own style of writing is the creative thinking of what today's world need, not just by get stuck with the same old writing style (Rowse, 2005).


References:


Funnel, A 2008, A taxanomy of blogs, The Media Report, ABC Radio National, viewed 23 April 2011, <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm>.


Rowse, D 2005, 20 types of blog posts, Problogger, viewed 22 April 2011, <http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-types-of-blog-posts-battling-bloggers-block/>.