Many blogs are a combination of a variety of styles - this makes it difficult to classify them. Some blogs might only talk about one subject matter, some might talk about a few specific subject matters, and then there are some that talk about a very wide range of topics. This is where taxonomy comes in to help classify them.
There are several ways to classify blogs. One can classify blogs according to media type (Paz 2009), device (Jacqueline 2009) and genre. The way of classification that I am familiar with and prefer to use is to classify blogs according to their genre or topic. Examples of blog genres include collaborative, corporate, tutorial, educational, travel and cultural, fashion and lifestyle, personal, and citizen journalism (Belardo n.d.).
Simons seems to classify blogs according to their genre as well, but in a different way. She claims (2008) that there are nine types of blogs, which are pamphleteering, digest, advocacy, popular mechanics, exhibition, gatewatcher, diary, advertisement and news blogs. It would be difficult to classify blogs using her way of classification without knowing the meaning for each category.
Compared to Simons' style of classifying blogs, Belardo's is easier to understand - it is straight to the point, thorough, and will not be easily confused for anything else.
References:
- Paz, SM 2009, How to design a blog, slideshare, viewed 1 May 2011, <http://www.slideshare.net/sumuipaz/how-to-design-a-blog-by-susana-muos-paz>.
- Jacqueline 2009, An Introduction to Moblogging, viewed 1 May 2011, <http://www.problogdesign.com/accessibility/an-introduction-to-moblogging/>.
- Belardo, M n.d., The 5 Types of Blogs | Which One Suits You Best?, Ink Rebels, viewed 1 May 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 1 May 2011, <http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2008/2372882.htm#transcript>.
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