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

Classification system :
Genre

• cultural - music, arts, theather are discussed.
• business - talk about stock market, current economy and other related business information
• science - to disseminate information and data
• personal - like an online diary for a person to talk about their lifestyle

*above information are from (Tee, n.d.)

• instructional - to guide people on how to do something
• informational - to give information on a certain topic, for example wikipedia
• reviews - it gives others a fair and inslightful opinion

*above informatio are from (Rowse, 2005)

For me to read a blog, firstly I would look at the topic and the style of writing. The classification of blogs that I have found from the sources above and the classifications that described in the article - A taxonomy of blogs are nearly the same, just that in the A taxonomy of blogs article, they stated down the functions of every different types of blog very clearly.

Reference:

Tee, K n.d, Types of blogging, Blogging tips on making money online, viewed 25 September 2010, http://www.kenttee.com/.

Rowse, D 2005, 20 Types of blog posts, Problogger, viewed 25 September 2010, http://www.problogger.net/archives/2005/11/29/20-types-of-blog-posts-battling-bloggers-block/.

Blogs as current phenomenon & benefits to the community.

What is blogosphere? It is the millions of interconnected blogs available in the internet. (Mcguigan, 2010)

The size of blogosphere is getting bigger and bigger each year. According to Technorati, there are over 70 millions of blogs existing and each month, roughly 3 millions of blog will be created. Hence, the current size of the blogosphere can be said is about 100 millions.

The blogosphere trend in Malaysia has been changed from individual bloggers making name of themselves to bloggers highlight a company's products or services. In today's society, creating a blog is more than just as a hobby, it has also becomes a new way of earning side income from blog advertising community such as Nuffnang and Advertlets. (The New Emerging Trend in Social Media, 2008)

There are many types of blogs. For example the prevalent blogs in Malaysia are political blog, food blog, health blog, online business blog and hobby blogs. What are the benefits of all these blogs to Malaysian?

Political blogs are honest, direct, informative and conversational. Public are more likely to support them instead of the local newspaper. (Australian Political Blogging and the Benefits, 2007)
Food blogs are for the public to find out the best food and restaurans in town.
Health blogs allowing public to get to know more on health tips
Online business blogs make shopping easier.


Reference :

Mcguigan, B 2010, What is the blogosphere, Wise geek, viewed 25 September 2010, http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-blogosphere.htm

Australian political blogging and benefits 2007, William, viewed 25 September 2010, http://www.wiliam.com.au/wiliam-blog/australian-political-blogging-and-the-benefits

The new emerging trend in social media 2008, Slideshare, viewed 25 September 2010, http://www.slideshare.net/naruning/the-new-emerging-trend-in-social-media-presentation

I believe blogging has become a hobby for a lot of people these days. A blog is often be used to express feelings and thoughts, just like a diary. But this blog is different, as the purpose of creating it is to discuss about the issues related to publication and design, such as publishing issues and media issues.

The targeted readers for this blog would be students who majoring in communication, document designers as well as those who are interested in knowing more information about the relating issues in media.