Blogs as current phenomenon & benefits to the community
Blogoshera defines as a collective term intergrate all blog exist and their interconnection. After that, combine them together into a community or as a social network. (wikipedia, 2009) Meanwhile, the
The size of current blogosphera
Number of blog posts per week containing the terms
Euro VS Asia VS Malaysia
(Source : Technorati,2009)
- Instructional defines as a post to instruct people to do things by giving tips, instruction and so on. For example, Diet plan. It makes reader have the loyalty readership and will return to the blog. However, this type of blog mostly can only popular and survive for a short term period.
- Informational defines as most common blog post where yhou can simply give information. For example, Wikipedia.
- Reviews defines blog post which let reader to know about a product before they buy it. Through this kind of blog, people able to express their opinion and insight.
- Lists defines as one of the easiest way and list it down in post. For example, ‘The Top Ten ways to….’, ‘7 Reasons why….’ ‘ 5 Favourite ….’, ‘53 mistakes that bloggers make when….’ are not only easy to write it normally will be very very famous or popular from readers.
- Interviews - this type of post giving reader relevent opinion. Mostly, interviewer are expert or professional.
- Case Studies defines ProBlogger collect other blog and profiled them and how they use their site to earn money from their blogging business. For example,- one I did on Buzzmachine .
- Profiles defines this post is similar with case study but mostly focus on a particular person. This post can tell the world who we are.
- Link Posts defines a post help reader to link the old quality post from many bloggers in easy ways. Some comments to other blogger will also can be find in this kind of post.
- Problem Posts defines a post is similiar with the review post but mostly write about negative of product or service.
- Contrasting two options defines a post write about constrast of two topics and give opinions before reader to make decision.
- Rant defines as post is to express the unhappy feeling. It is necessary have a clear mind to write this kind of post. It is because the impulse comment of you given might affect your reputation.
- Inspirational defines post to motivate others. Some blogger might use some words from motivate book in this kind of post.
- Research defines a post need a lot of time to conduct research but the interesting conclusion make reader link the blog to you.
- Collation Posts defines weird intergation of research and link post. It normally share the ideas with all your reader together.
- Prediction and Review Posts defines a post that comments on the end and start of the year. This post is like a year end review.
- Critique Posts defines as ‘Attack posts’ which try to reflect own personality. But some people use this type of post to critism others.
- Debate defines a post which use in college and discuss activity preparation with their teamates or organisor.
- Hypothetical Posts to post something hypothetical, such as what is going to happen in future.
- Satirical defines use the interesting , incredibly brilliant to shot politicians. Remember, you need to have incredibly powerful and brillion only can write this post.
- Memes and Projects is to write a post that somehow involves with readers. For example, run a survey or quiz.
Blogging trends in Year 2008
(Source: Technorati 2008)
This graph shows the types of blogs are prevalent in Europe, Asia & Malaysia. In fact, these three countries popular blog are about business, technology and politics.
In a survey of Blogging Malaysia: A Windows Live Report, there were 25000 of people to conduct this survey through MSN portal visitor in September, 2006. There 74% of bloggers's age are 25 years old or younger. It shows Most of the blogger are woman, which is 64%. The report of survey also show the most interested in blogs are by friends or family, 81%. Next, the survey find out there are 48% of blogger like to express their thought or comment to the blog. 34% of blogger like to have own personal corner in cyber space and also 50% of blogger say the reason to blog is 'too boring'. (Microsoft, 2006) ·
Benefits of blogs to the community
Blogging community is to group people together whose similiar interest. However, the benefits is to able the politcal to express their views to the media; Social is to express their feelings and social story; Advertising is to earn money where reader increase in blog.
Reference List
- Wikipedia,org, 2009, last viewed June 10,2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere>
- Technorati, 'The size of blogosphere per day for the past 90 days', last viewed 30 April 2008, <http://www.technorati.com/chart/the+size+of+blogosphere?language=en&authority=a4>
- Twingly.com, 'First political party to use Twingly blogstream, last viewed 30 April 2008, <http://blog.twingly.com/category/europe/>
- Technorati,'The size of current bloggosphera', last viewed June 30,2009. <http://technorati.com/chart/euro?compare=euro&compare1=asia&compare2=Malaysia&chartdays=180>
- Microsoft, 2006,'Woman rule in Malaysian Blogosphere', last viewed June, 8, 2009 <http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/press/archive2006/linkpage4337.mspx>
- Problogger.net,2005 ''20 Types of Blog Posts - Battling Bloggers Block', last viewed June 8,2009 <http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-types-of-blog-posts-battling-bloggers-block/
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