Blog Stratifications

Blog has becomes a prodigious spot where people can openly write to public. Hobbyist, entrepreneur or employees use this particular medium to socialize, share expertise or even as a prime occupation (Walker, 2012). Since there are different types of bloggers, the blog’s priority and objectives are also various. In order to assist observer to a better understanding or analysing, blog’s classification is formulated.

                      (Source: http://www.internetgeeks.org/blogging/blogging-money-types-blogs-benefits/)

Margaret Simmons (2008), media analyst has her own categorize system which are divided into 9 groups based on the blog’s purposes;

• Pamphleteering Blog
• Digest Blog
• Advocacy Blog
• Popular Mechanics Blog
• Exhibition Blog
• Gatewatcher Blog
• Diary Blog
• Advertisement Blog
• News Blog

Aside from Simmons methodology, there are numerous blog’s classifications available. For instance, in comparison, there is blog taxonomy by xnepali.com, one of well-known media expert site which is stratified blog into three main groups based on the writers and topics discussed;

• Journalist Blogs : Generally designed by journalist to infused public with news, trends and expert’s opinions
• Professional Blog : explores on a specific topics or themes connected to one’s occupation or specialities
• Personal Blog : Deal with personal view, leisure and literately ideas

In my point of view, both of blog stratifications are applicable and moderate. However, although the purpose of Xnepali three prime assemblages are to simplified the categorization, I found it easier to classified one particular blog by the system created by Simmons. It is because Xnepali’s method is too wide and broad in the usage while Simmons’s is more specified. Users who seek for mere general type are welcomed to use Xnepali’s version, whereas users who want a more detailed blog’s classification are advised to adopt Simmons’s. 

References

Funnel, Anthony 2008, A Taxonomy of Blogs, The Media Report, Radio National, viewed on 23 March 2012, < http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/mediareport-1999/a-taxonomy-of-blogs/3186686>.

Walker, Leslie 2012, Top Reasons Why People Blog and What They Blog About, Social Media, About.com, viewed on 23 March 2012, < http://personalweb.about.com/od/socialblog/a/Why-People-Blog-And-What-They-Blog-About.htm>.

Xnepali 2011, Blog classification, Xnepali.net, < http://xnepali.net/blog-classification/>.