Classification of blogs and opinion about the most appropriate classification approach

There have been an upcoming alternative media such as weblogs. Basically, bloggers can blog about anything and everything they want to; therefore, that is why how many different types of blogs and classifying the blogs are at time.

I think blog is much more personal which basically blogs about the blogger’s life are. Basically it’s all about what they do everyday and the rest as non-personal blog (corporate, governmental, political and others). Blogs categorized into 6 types, diary, coaching, government, political, journalism and marketing (Smich, 2010). She said that blog is straight forward and easy to understand, breaking down what I categorize as non-personal to more specific categories.

Chetti (2011) categorizes blogs by genre, media types or devise. Chetti’s classification is valid but too detailed in dividing. “Margaret Simmons argues that it is necessary for a new vocabulary to interned-based publications for the term ‘blog’ is manifestly inadequate” (Funnel 2008).

She stated there are nine classifications, and they are pamphleteering blogs (an individual or a group of individuals arguing a point or strong point of view), digest blogs (summary or collection of materials of elsewhere), advocacy blogs (group or organization pushing a particular point of view), popular Mechanics blog (“how to” blogs), exhibition blog (vanity publishing), gatewatcher blog (meant to keep an eye on the media), diary, advertisement, news blog

Basically Simmons classification is more detail and has lot similarities with Smich’s approach, where media type and device is disregarded. This just makes classification easier and more exact for the audience for what matter most is the content rather than how it is delivered.

Reference

Chettri, S 2011, ‘What is Blogging? What Are The Different Types of Blogs?,’ NetChunks, 5 March, viewed 4th of May 2011, <http://www.netchunks.com/different-types-of-blogs/>.

Smich, M 2010, ‘Different Types of Blogs,’ myhosting, 20 April, viewed 4th of May, 2011 2011, <http://myhosting.com/blog/2010/04/types-blogs-3/>.

Funnel, A 2008, A taxonomy of blogs, The Media Report, ABC Radio National, viewed 4th of May 2011, <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript>.