It is a global phenomenon, with bloggers located at every corner of the world. A survey by Technorati.com spanning 66 different countries found that bloggers were scattered all over the world. Here’s a break down of bloggers by continent.
• North America – 48%
• Europe – 27%
• Asia – 13%
• South America – 7%
• Australia – 3%
• Africa - <1%
Love music? Share your thoughts on your favourite band on a blog.
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Blogging can greatly enrich a community. In Malaysia for instance, burgeoning music acts and up and coming bands can network with those that share a similar interest for music and also win over new fans through a Music-Discussion Blogging Community. Ideas and thoughts can be exchanged between musicians and their fans without the need for an expensive platform.
Here is a brief guide to the types of blogs you might come across on the web.
Source: A Taxonomy of Blogs
Pamphleteering Blogs –used to spread awareness on current issues, mostly political and to encourage intellectual discussion on these topics.
Digest Blogs – blogs that serve as a collection of information from various sources on a particular topic. New information is rarely found here as material is collected mainly from the mainstream media.
Advocacy Blog – Similar to pamphleteering blogs, but on a more intensive scale especially in pushing an idea or movement out to the masses. Advocacy Blogs are known to push a particular point of view on subjects.
Popular Mechanics – Blogs that contain information on how to do stuff. These blogs contain lots of useful information on how things work and covers practically any topic under the sun, from computer modifications to knitting.
Gatewatcher Blogs – Blogs like these keep an eye on the media in order to ensure they do their job properly. Expect scrutiny on media policies and issues such as press freedom and transparency to be topics covered by these blogs.
The Diary – the most popular type of blog, these basically serve as online journals, detailing events, thoughts and serve as a platform to update their friends and family on happenings.
The advertisement – used for primarily commercial purposes, blogs such as these are used to publicize and generate interest in various products.
News Blogs – bloggers act as citizen journalists and cover issues that are currently happening.
An example of a blogging community is Nuffnang which is a Malaysian advertising blogging community. This community provides a platform for bloggers who are interested to earn money through their blogs to easily network with one another. Nuffnang provides tools to bloggers who want to spruce up their blogs and make them more attractive to score more visitors which in turn translate to higher revenue earned. Fellow bloggers can also host discussions with one another on various topics.
References
State of the Blogosphere, Technorati, viewed 1st November 2008
http://www.technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere
A Taxanomy of Blogs, ABC.net, viewed 1st November 2008
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript
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