The 8 different types of blogging in 2008 |
I’ve been in need of a quick reference resource for people that are unfamiliar with the different types of blogging and came up with the following 8 different types of blogging in 2008.
1. linkblog
Some call this social bookmarking, but it’s only social if you’re sharing the links with others. e.g del.icio.us
2. moblog
Sending pictures from a cameraphone or mobile device. e.g Flickr
3. podcast
Audio recording, typically in MP3 format and served through RSS feed enclosure. e.g Utterz, Odeo
4. videoblog / vlog
Video recording offered in one or more popular video formats like mp4, wmv and served as enclosure in RSS feed. e.g blip.tv, YouTube
5. microblog - a short text message which may or may not contain a shortened URL. Popular with mobile users (SMS). e.g Twitter, Jaiku, Pownce
6. miniblog / reBlog - using a more significant amount of content from a third party in a post versus creating original material. Typically these posts are shorter than a regular blog post, but don’t have to be. e.g Tumblr, reBlog
7. liveblog - covering some type of live event like a sports event, press conference, tv show, etc. e.g Engadget live coverage of Macworld 2008, coveritlive (tool)
8. blog - a collection of other types of blogging mentioned above and/or typically longer, more detailed postings that could also be labeled as articles. Some blogs offer series or collections of posts around a topic. A blog can be self-hosted using software like Wordpress.org or by using a third party service like Google’s blogger.com. e.g. the blog you’re reading this on: MakeYouGoHmm.com.
Missing/corrections/updates
If I missed a key important point that somebody newer to the world of blogging might need to know, please include below. This is not intended to be an exhaustive reference but something that will point somebody new in the right starting direction.
Has some other new niche developed that I’m not following?
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This is a good general list, but I might dissect the blog category into 3 different areas. You could probably dice it up in even more ways, but I’ve noticed that most of the blogs that I read fall into these categories. The first is the news blog. This would be sites like Engadget and Gizmodo. The articles aren’t always the most in depth, but they publish just about anything related to their industry. The second would be the insider blogs. These are personal websites of various CEOs, employees, engineers, etc. These tend to be focused more on the personal details of someone’s life, but occasionally included content that you won’t find anywhere. Tim Sneath’s articles on Silverlight would fit into this category. He won’t report every Silverlight detail, but since he’s working directly with the video codec, readers can learn a lot from his posts. The final category would be the niche/feeder blogs. This is probably where I would classify Make You Go Hmmm. These are blogs that tend to focus on specific industries, but also do a good job of writing unique content. Instead of a quick sentence and a link to the story, they include deep analysis on the issue that they are interested. As a reader, I don’t always know what to expect, but the articles tend to be much more interesting than a simple rehash of the news for that day. These blogs aren’t the biggest because they are focused more on quality than quantity, but are an important resources for the Gizmodo blogs that are out there.
Comment by Davis Freeberg — January 24, 2008 @ 9:29 am PST
It’s amazing how many different types there are. Some are blogs where people talk about personal stuff, then there’s industry experts and those who are creating websites that just happen to be using a blog format.
Comment by April — January 24, 2008 @ 10:48 am PST
I think I’m going to be interested to see which hybrids of these types will be the most successful long-term. While I have exactly zero supporting evidence, I think that a hybird might be able to attrack more of audience long term than single-style blogging.
Comment by Renat — January 24, 2008 @ 12:55 pm PST
I really enjoyed blogging because I can be able to express my thoughts and feelings on certain things. Now I’m kinda hooked with micro blogging in sites like Twitter and Jaiku.
Anyway, I love the way you listed all these types of blogging method. It makes it easier for newbies like me to understand..^^
Comment by Joy — January 24, 2008 @ 2:10 pm PST
I like your breakdown, Davis. Niches within the traditional blog (#8). News blogs, Personal/company CEO blogs and niche/feeder blogs. I think diary format would fit into personal/company category. Also, there is fiction blogging, as in using posts for short stories or chapters. Done a little of that here in the past.
Thank you for the feedback.
Comment by TDavid — January 24, 2008 @ 5:26 pm PST
I just started a blog a couple of weeks ago, & I like to write about everything, and this is going to help.
Comment by George Lindemann Jr — May 24, 2008 @ 11:01 pm PST
I was not familiar with types of Blogs this was really helpful to me, it fetched me lots of details. Now I have started using blog inaccordance to its types
Comment by Jiji — September 16, 2008 @ 11:23 pm PST
You could add ‘blogging for money’ or made for adsense kind of blogs in the list, though this kind of blogs are of no value to the visitors! All the 8 eight kind of blogs in your list are gaining good popularity now-a-days.
Comment by Simon — October 15, 2009 @ 4:10 pm PST