Blogging Phenomenon

Nowadays blog is a global trend. But, what is the blog? Blogs, originally a part of the word ‘weblog’, is defined by the Webster's New Millennium Dictionary of English as ‘an online diary; a personal chronological log of thoughts published on a Web page’. (Blogging-The Phenomenon) Blog as the current phenomenon in the global and the size of blogosphere is continue increase. One of the defining attributes of the “blogosphere” is the sheer number of blogs that users have published. (comScore Networks, Inc. 2005) The chart below by Technorati shows the size of blogsphere in the last 90 days.




The blogging trend of the Europe and Asia in Blogsphere, there is blogs dealing with business, technology and politics. The political blogosphere is very active in Sweden and many of the most influential bloggers are active political debaters. (Twingly Blog, 2008) According to Window Live Report, the Asian bloggers are primarily driven by the need to express themselves and share their lives with family andfriends. (Ramadass, V 2006) While in India the blogosphere with a large majority of online users reading blogs to stay informed about world events. Beside that they enjoy reading about technology. (Sandeep Dikshit, 2006) In an online survey on the blogosphere in Malaysia, Blogging Malaysia: A Windows Live Report found that overwhelming majority (81%) Malaysia’s bloggers are primarily blogging for entertainment and to share their lives with family and friends. (Press Microsoft Malaysia, 2006)

We know that blog has several types such as personal blogs, collaborative blogs, corporate blogs, topical blogs, spam blogs (splogs), moblog and political, and photologs (Blogging-The Phenomenon). In Europe, Asia and Malaysia, personal blog and corporate blog are prevalent.

The benefits of blogs to the community is can share their interest, get more information and make people become closely.



References:
Blogging-The Phenomenon, What are blogs, viewed 25 October 2008, <http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01130/whatareblogs.html>

ComScore Networks, Inc. 2005, Behaviours of the blogosphere: understanding the scale, composition and activities of weblog audiences, viewed 30 April 2008, < http://www.comscore.com/blogreport/comScoreBlogReport.pdf>

Techorati.com, 2008, The size of blogosphere, viewed 25 October 2008, <http://technorati.com/chart/the+size+of+blogosphere?language=en&authority=a4>

Twingly Blog, First political party to use Twingly blogstream, viewed 25 Octoberl 2008, <http://blog.twingly.com/category/europe/>

Ramadass, V 2006, ‘Blogging phenomenon sweeps Asia’, 28 November, Lowyat.NET: Malaysia’s Tech Enthusiast Resource Community, viewed 26 October 2008, <http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/blogging-phenomenon-sweeps-asia.html>

Dikshit, S 2006, ‘Interesting blogging trends in India revealed in new survey’, Hindu 28 November, viewed 25 October2008, <http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/28/stories/2006112800452200.htm>

Press Microsoft Malaysia 2006, Women rule in Malaysian blogosphere, viewed 25 October 2008, <http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/press/archive2006/linkpage4337.mspx>

Blogging-The Phenomenon, Types of blogs, viewed 26 October 2008, <http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01130/typesofblogs_othermedia.html>.