There
are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content,
but also in the way that content is delivered or written.
Personal blogs
The personal blog is an ongoing diary or commentary written
by an individual.
Microblogging
Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of
digital content—which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other
media—on the Internet. Microblogging offers a portable communication mode that
feels organic and spontaneous to many and has captured the public imagination.
Friends use it to keep in touch, business associates use it to coordinate
meetings or share useful resources, and celebrities and politicians (or their
publicists) microblog about concert dates, lectures, book releases, or tour
schedules. A wide and growing range of add-on tools enables sophisticated
updates and interaction with other applications, and the resulting profusion of
functionality is helping to define new possibilities for this type of
communication.[31]
Examples of these include Facebook and Tumblr.
Corporate and organizational blogs
A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business
purposes. Blogs used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation
or externally for marketing, branding or public relations purposes are called corporate blogs.
Similar blogs for clubs and societies are called club blogs, group blogs, or by
similar names; typical use is to inform members and other interested parties of
club and member activities.
By genre
Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs,
health blogs,
travel blogs
(also known as travelogs), gardening blogs, house blogs,[32][33]
fashion blogs,
project blogs,
education blogs,
niche blogs,
classical music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs
(often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs.
Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs
and music blogs.
A blog featuring discussions especially about home
and family
is not uncommonly called a mom blog and one made popular is by Erica Diamond
who created Womenonthefence.com which is syndicated to over two million readers
monthly.[34][35][36][37][38][39]
While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming
is known as a Splog.
By media type
A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog,
a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog
or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.
Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs.
Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or
typecast blogs; see typecasting (blogging).
By device
Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to
compose it. A blog written by a mobile device
like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.[40]
One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a
person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live
from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site. This practice
of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to
as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.[citation needed]
A Reverse Blog is composed by its users rather than a single
blogger. This system has the characteristics of a blog, and the writing of
several authors. These can be written by several contributing authors on a
topic, or opened up for anyone to write. There is typically some limit to the
number of entries to keep it from operating like a Web Forum.
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