Classification of Blogs

Different types of blogs are created for different kind of audience and it is blog for different reasons. This is because there are different classifications of blogs such as:

Subject Matters:-

• politics (eg: http://donklephant.com/)
  
• fashion (eg: http://www.fashionblogsite.com/)
• history (eg: http://www.thehistoryblog.com/)
• law (eg: http://abovethelaw.com/)

Device:-

• moblog-mobile phone web log (eg: http://www.busythumbs.com/)

Media type:-

• vlog-video blog (eg: http://www.youtube.com/)
• linklog-URLs (hyperlinks) blog (eg: Tony Finch's link log)
• sketchlog-images blog especially sketches and other drawings (eg: Christine's Sketchlog)
• tumblelogs-similar to linklog but it provides more variation of post (eg: http://www.tumblr.com/)

Status of publishers:-

• business blog (eg: http://smallbiztrends.com/)
• corporate blog (eg: http://blog.redfin.com/)

Simons(2008) mention that she has her own list of different types of online sites that classify as blogs which are:

1. Pamphleteering blog-an individual or group of individuals put out a brief essay arguing a point, or expressing a strong point of view.
2. Digest blog-to point/to summarize/to collect material from elsewhere.
3. Advocacy blog-pushes a particular point of view on a particular issue.
4. Popular Mechanics blog-a fascinating collection of information on how to do stuff.
5. Exhibition blog-usually maintained by craftspeople, artists, writers, and they bring their work to a wider audience.
6. Gatewatcher blog-small group of blogs which keep an eye on the media.
7. Diary blog-personal blog.
8. Advertisement blog-thinly-veiled advertisements in a blog for advertising purpose.
9. News blog-blogs which provide breaking news.

According to Simons(2008), some blogs offer hope for a new kind of journalism and some don't because they are doing a different kind of thing-things which may in themselves be valuable. Therefore, in my opinion, classifying the kind of blogs isn't that easy and if a blog has classified properly it could definitely gives a better understanding to the viewers.

References:

• Simons, M 2008, ABC.net.au; The Media Report; A Taxonomy of Blogs 2008, online, retrieved 30 April 2011, from http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript
• Simons, M 2008, APO.org.au; Commentary; Towards a Taxonomy of Blogs,online, retrieved 30 April 2011, from http://www.apo.org.au/commentary/towards-taxonomy-blogs-0