2b. Classification of blog & opinion about the most appropriate classification approach

• Discuss the classification system that you know of

According to Wordpress.com (2010), there are a variety types of blog, with different languages. Some of these includes personal, business, politics, as well as tips & reviews blogs (Wordpress, 2010). Some would classify the blog by the blog itself while some would classified the blog posts that are being posted on the blog because they might be personal blogs blogging about political posts for instance. The Moblog is also known as mobile blogging. Usage of Moblog is increasing because of its conveniency. Most these Moblogs are photoblogs where bloggers upload the pictures taken from their mobile phone to the blog instantly (Williams, 2007).

• Many blogs are combinations of styles, which makes identifying unique types difficult. Do you look at topic, style, format, audience? Compare the classifications from the sources you know of the reading below: A taxanomy of blogs. Then, provide your opinion.

More oftenly the blogs are classified by their significant difference in general posting topic. The blogger's stance on a certain issue (style) also marks as one of the ways to identify the different kinds of blogs. Margaret Simons said in one of her interviews that some political bloggers from Australia who blogs from a certain stance of politics (digest blogs), the left-wing and the right-wing point of view (The Media Report, 2008). The distinctive styles of these blogs have made them hard to be categorized. However, Simons also said pointed out the other types of blog that has similar relationship with one another - advocacy blog, popular mechanics blog, exibition blog and etc (The Media Report, 2008). Bottomline, the differences that these blogs share are the angle to the subjects, stance, as well as the general topic of the context.

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References

The Media Report, 2008, A taxonomy of blogs, ABC.com, viewed 30 September 2010, http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm.

Williams, D 2007, Blogging definitions: types of blogs - part 2, WebdesignSEO, viewed 30 September 2010, http://www.webdesignseo.com/blogging-terms/blogging-definitions-types-of-blogs-part-2.php.

Wordpress, 2010, Types of blogs, Wordpress.com, viewed 30 September 2010, http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/>.