Blogs as current phenomenon & benefits to the community

In this digital age, everyone has the internet access , thus , most of the people voice out their feelings, experiences, opinions or thoughts by blogging. Today, it seems like everyone has a blog which contains different kinds of information (Gil Pizano, 2010). According to the State of Blogosphere 2010 from Technorati (Jon Sobel,2010), most of the bloggers are male aged between 18 to 44 and have been blogging more than 2 years. Besides that, Sobel (2010) reports the majority of the bloggers are educated and have college degrees.

(Technorati.com, 2010)

There is another pie chart shows that 65 percent of bloggers are hobbyist who blog for fun without reporting any income compared with part-timers ( 13%) , self-employeds ( 21%) and corporates ( 1%).

(Technorati.com, 2010)

There are various blogging trend in different countries, for instance , Malaysia has the highest ranking of blogging in the world after Indonesia and the European Union. Additionally, mobile blogging is one of the most popular trends these days. Bloggers using the smartphone to update their blog and change the way they blog ( Sobel,2010)

There are several types of blogs such as personal blogs, collaborative blogs, corporate blogs, topical blogs and spam blogs, podcasts and videocasts and photologs ( Blogging the phenomenon ). Corporate blogs and personal blogs which focus on sharing daily experiences and feelings are prevalent in US. Most of the US Bloggers cited their life and experiences as their primary topic and do not quote sources ( Nevillehobson.com, 2006).

Personal blogs and corporate blogs can influence the society or media by sharing ideas as the traditional media lack of freedom of speech. Furthermore, politicians can improve the society by getting the opinions of citizens from their blogs.

Reference List:

1. Blogging, The Phenomenon, Types of Blogs 2006, viewed on 23^rd August 2011,<http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01130/typesofblogs.html>
2. Hobson, N 2006, Latest blog trends from Pew Internet, viewed on 23^rd August 2011, <http://www.nevillehobson.com/2006/07/19/latest-blog-trends-from-pew-internet/>

3. Pizano, G 2010, It Seems like Everyone has a Blog These Days, Helpful Insights Online, viewed 23rd August 2011, <http://gilpizano.com/social-media/blog-days/>.

4. Sobel, J 2010, State of the Blogosphere 2010 Introduction, Technorati, viewed 23^rd August 2011,<http://technorati.com/blogging/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2010-introduction/page-2/>
5. The Star Online 2008, Blogging in Malaysia ranks among highest in the world, viewed 23^rd August 2011, <http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/3/nation/20827588&sec=nation>.