Classification of Blogs & Opinion about the Most Appropriate Classification Approach

As suggested by Belardo (2010), there are five (5) main types of blogs which could be classified as:-

1. Collaborative Blog

2. How to/Tutorial Blog

3. Travel and Cultural Blog

4. Fashion and Lifestyle Blog

5. Personal Blog

Type #1 - Collaborative Blog

The collaborative blog consists of multiple authors. Based on certain theme, resources behind the concept is pull together from several writers.

 

Bit Rebels Consist of Many Different Kinds of Theme Blogs

(Source: http://www.bitrebels.com/)

 

Type #2 – How To/Tutorial Blog

In simple, this is one type of blog about teaching. Information provided by authors in the blog about certain event, e.g. How to build a blog.

Tutorial Blog About Search Engine's Photo Optimisation

(Source: http://tutorialblog.org/)

 

Type #3 – Travel and Cultural Blog

Travel and cultural is the best description for travelling enthusiast. Issue about trips experience, and travel related issues are the focus for this type of blog.

Blog for Latest News and Updates of Culture for Travel

(Source: http://www.culture-4-travel.com/culture-blog.html)

Type #4 – Fashion and lifestyle Blog

The fashion and lifestyle blog is to provide bloggers the latest fashion trends, and one way for them to follow a trend.

Blog for Jinxedaposed Shows Collection in New York

(Source: http://fashiondesignandlifestyle.blogspot.com/)

Type #5 – Personal Blog

Personal blog is about sharing personal experience without business purposes. This is the most common blogs types. According to Technorati (2010), personal blogs consists of 65% and remain the backbone of the blogosphere.

Personal Blog for Sharing Individual Activities,

Thoughts, and Inspirations

(Source: http://willysr.blogspot.com/)

As compared to A Taxonomy of Blogs by Simons (2008), the blogs classification derived from Belardo (2010) is much simple, clear and well partition.

In my opinion, most bloggers are searching for the topics which they are most interested and enthused, for example, a beginner of blogger may search more information about blog creation from How to/Tutorial blog. In the topic context, there is some overlapping in A Taxonomy of Blogs, for example, some contents in News Blog may overlap with latest argument in Pamphleteering Blog.



In a short word, Misty Belardo’s blog classification better in term of topic as compared to A Taxonomy of Blogs by Margaret Simons.

References

 

Belardo, M 2010, The 5 Types of Blogs | Which One Suits You Best?, viewed 22 August 2011, <http://www.inkrebels.com/insp/the-5-types-of-blogs-which-one-suits-you-best/>.



Simons, M 2008, ‘A Taxonomy of Blogs’, The Media Report, viewed 21 August 2011, <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript>.

Sobel, J 2010, State of the Blogosphere 2010 Introduction, viewed 21 August 2011, <http://technorati.com/blogging/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2010-introduction/page-2/>.