Blogs are evolving to another form of human communication as they are a product of convenience rather than design (Williams and Jacobs,2004). With so many blogs being set up, how do we classify them? According to Technorati.com (2008), blogs are classified into different categories as such:
- Entertainment
- Business
- Lifestyle
- Sports
- Technology
- Politics
Within these categories, lies sub-categories which are divided according to their genre. For example entertainment can be divided into movies, theatre, celebrity gossips and music. Lifestyle blogs can vary from personal blogs, DIY blogs to health blogs. Sports on the other hand can be sub categorised into football, handball, golf and dance.
There are many ways to categorise blogs. Wikipedia classifies blogs through their mode of blogging. For example, device and media type. With all the various kind of classifications, what is more important is how readers read these blogs, how the classify them. Readers tend to read and search for blogs which are in line with their interests. Someone who is into dancing is more likely to read and search for blogs about fitness and dancing rather than politics. According to Reep (2006), the graphics in blogs aid readers’ to navigate blogs that interest them.
References
Williams, JB, Jacobs, J 2004, Exploring the use of blogs as learning spaces in the highereducation sector, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, viewed 12 June 2009,http://eprints.qut.edu.au/13066/1/13066.pdf
Technorati 2008, ‘Blog directory’, Technorati.com, viewed 10th November 2009, <http://www.technorati.com/blogs/directory/>.
Wikipedia, ‘Types’, Blog, viewed 10th November 2009, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog>
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