The media type comprise of (Wikipedia, 2007):
· Vlog - a blog comprising videos
· Linklog - one comprising links
· Sketchblog - a site which contain a portfolio of sketches
· Photoblog- one comprising photos
While the device has only one type which is the ‘moblog’; a blog which written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA.
Meanwhile, some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as (Wikipedia, 2007):
· Political blogs
· Travel blogs
· Fashion blogs
· Project blogs
· Legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs)
· Niche blogs
· Art blogs
The state of publishers can be categorized into two blogs (Answers.com, 2009):
Personal blogs - An ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of personal blog is referred to as "microblogging," which is extremely detailed blogging as it seeks to capture a moment in time.
Corporate blogs - A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes. Either used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes are called corporate blogs.
Blogging & Community
Online community has been an important part of the Internet, mainly forming around email lists, bulletin boards and forums. In recent years, the ascendancy of blogs has introduced a new platform for communities.
There are currently 3 types of blogging communities which are the:
The Single Blog/Blogger Centric Community
This is the first form of blog based community to emerge as readers begin returning to early bloggers’ sites, commenting and getting to know not only the blogger, but the community of commentors. The one blog is owned by one owner or organisation. There may be more than one blogger writing in a blog, but this is not an aggregation of blogs. It is best exemplified by well known or ‘A List’ bloggers, but has expanded to key bloggers in particular fields such as Stephen Downes or The Knowledge Tree, in e-learning, or blogs run by an organisation such as Interplast or Anecdote. Technologically, these communities rest on one blogging platform and a single blog.
The Central Connecting Topic Community
Instead of a hub and spoke, the Central Connecting Topic Centric blog community is a network formation. This form is a community that arises between blogs linked by a common passion or topic. The boundary of the network is a combination of subject matter (domain) and membership (community). Beyond the visible membership of linked blogs is the wider and mostly invisible network of readers. This form is exemplified by groups such as food bloggers, mummy bloggers, travel bloggers and political bloggers with a particular party or issue identification. They are often second wave adopters who would be hard pressed to attract the large numbers of readers as the early ‘A list’ bloggers did. They may be far less interested in positioning themselves, as they are in the topic they blog about.
The Boundaried Community
Boundaried communities are collections of blogs and blog readers hosted on a single site or platform. Typically members register and ‘join’ the community and are offered the chance to create a blog. This boundary makes them the closest form to traditional forum based communities. Examples include the huge teen oriented site, MySpace.com, Yahoo 360, March of Dimes, Share Your Story and others. Often these communities have other tools such as discussion boards, social networking features, wikis and instant messaging built in. The blogs are part of the overall ecosystem. Because they are within a defined boundary, bloggers can see and easily access other blogs.
References:
Wikipedia 2007, Blog (Online, accessed 18 May 2009)
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Answers 2009, Blog (Online, accesses 18 May 2009)
URL: http://www.answers.com/topic/blog
White, N 2006, Blogs and Community – launching a new paradigm for online community? (Online, accessed 19 May 2009),
URL: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community
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