Classification of blogs and opinion about the most appropriate classification approach

Technically blogging alone does not mean only to express a writer’s thoughts for the day or describing their own personal matters. Blogs comes in many classifications such as subject matter (entertainment, fashion, politics etc) and media type (linklog, sketchlog, tumblelogs etc). According to Cismaru (2010), personal blog is an ongoing diary or a journal bout their personal life experiences. In Malaysia, the most popular and influence personal blogs would be nonetheless Kenny Sia ( Sabahan.com 2007).

While searching for blogs, normally I would seek for the one with a same background interest as me. For instance, my personal blog is about entertainment. I would definitely search for bloggers who blogs on the favourite artist of mine. When I view a blog, I would be more concern of the topic as it provides relevant information of the same interest. The style of it is also important for the readers to be able to read the information clearly. Definitely a beautiful design would be a plus point to the blog but if it is lack of relevant information, it would turn the readers off.

Comparing from one of the type of blogs would be Diary blog with Personal blog which they are similar in terms of contents such as personal lives stories and so forth (Funnel 2008). It is just the name given to that genre where one is diary while other is personal. It used to be very popular back then till other networking sites such as Facebook and Tweeter emerges. From my opinion, blogging on personal stuff will not be as convenient as the networking sites which are more users friendly and a variety of applications to choose from.

References:

Cismaru, DM 2010,'Types of Blogs: Blog Communication in Contemporary Society',viewed 7th April 2010,.

Funnel,A 2008,'A Taxanomy of Blogs:The Media Report',viewed 7th April 2010,.

Sabahan.com 2007, '50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia',viewed 7th April 2010,http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/.