Before going into deeper discussion, let us take a peep of the three main types of blogs that have existed in the cyber world ( Wikipedia, 2008):
According to Wikipedia (2008), the variety of blogs not only comes from its content, but also the way blogs presented itself just as presented below:
It is confusing when we classified the types of blogs in this way as there are blogs that have a set of combination from different elements rather than sticking to one characteristic of what I have mentioned just now.
Putting aside all the complication, media analyst Margeret Simons’ interview (2008) with ABC Radio National, A taxonomy of blogs has shed light on the path way to identify various types of blog with a better classification.
After looking at the transcript of the interview, I personally agree with Margeret’s analysis as she has narrowed down the scope of blogs, yet manage to cover up all the various style of blogs regardless of the audience, style, format and topic.
According to Schirato and Yell (1996), contexts are best understood if the particular environment is set to the right tone. In the world blogging, Margeret has point out an important point when she categorized types of blog by looking into the common ground of bloggers; hence blogging communities are formed based on their own shared interest.
Thing in this era is way beyond easy when you don’t need a scientist’s mind to make up a blogging community in the World Wide Web. White (2006) has written an article on the application tool of Web 2.0 such as RSS (Really Simple Syndication) and feedreaders has eased the job of discovering same category blog posts to enhance interaction between interested internet users. Other Web 2.0 tools such as tagging and mashups are also helpful in terms of letting bloggers to modify the application and make it unique to stand up among others blogging community.
The virtual blog based online community is branched out in three broad categories which will be one blog centric community, topic centric community, and boundaried community.
Regular publishing of sports media issues from multiple authors
(image source: http://journalsportsmedia.blogspot.com/)
Journal of Sports Media is a good example of blog centric community as its main function is to conduct academic discussion on sports media issues hosted by journal of sports media. It is a one blogging platform owned by a community and firmly in the central blogger’s control compared to the other two types of blogging communities in the Internet.
Reference:
Funnell, A 2008, A taxonomy of blogs, Media Report, viewed 3rd November 2008, < http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript>
Schirato, T. & Yell, S. 1996, Chapter 1: Communication as social practice, Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, Australia.
White, N 2006, Blogs and Community – launching a new paradigm for online community?, 11th edn, editorial, viewed 3rd November 2008, < http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-–-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community>
Wikipedia.org 2008, Blog, viewed 3rd November 2008, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog>
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