Classifaction of blogs

There are too many types of blog to be mentioned because from time to time new forms of media are available to allow people to document information. IBlogs are divided according to:

According to subject matter

• Political
• Fashion 
• History 
• Law 
• Movie 
• Art 

According to device

• Moblog

According to Nowwearetalking.com (2008) A moblog is a blog published to the internet from a phone or other mobile device. Moblogs postings usually include photos, and therefore are usually used in conjunction with camera phones. (e.g Jamie Oliver: Diary)

According to media type

• Vlog : video-based journals posted online (e.g Howard Rheingold’s Vlog)
• Linklog : a collection of URL (hyperlinks) that the maintainer considers interesting enough to collect. (e.g Fashion Blogs)
• Sketchlog : blog which contains with sketch art work. (e.gDaily Sketchlog)
• Tumblelog : is a variation of blogs which contains with photo, quotes, feature links, video. Usually, it is used for sharing author’s creations, discoveries or experiences. (e.gAnarchaia)

According to status of publisher

• Business blogs : Blog BusinessWorld
• Cooperate blogs : The Official Google Blog

References

• Now We are Talking 2008, Glossary, viewed 27 October 2009, <http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/glossary>