Blogging and its advantages

Source:http://technorati.com/blogging/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2010-introduction

The size of the current blogosphere in the world based on Technorati report in 2010 has increased compared to the previous years with 7200 bloggers participating in their survey and thanks to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter.

According to Microsoft Advertising(2007), Malaysians are blogging more often now because of the internet accessibility and 41% households are found to have broadband internet access which increases the blogging trend.The blogging trend is also increasing thanks to technology such as smartphones and tablets and social networking sites such as Twitter which can be known as micro-blogging.Twitter is known as the micro-blogging phenomenon because it has a word limit of 140 characters only and the short blog posts known as a 'tweet' is much easier to be posted online thanks to mobile phones according to Jacob and Wu(2008).

The type of blogs that are most commonly found in Malaysia are political blogs,lifestyle blogs, and food blogs based on the Top 100 Malaysian blogs according to Rice Blogger(2009).

The benefit of political blogs such as the Anwar Ibrahim's blog is that it provides a platform for him as a politician and his supporters to get to know more on his whereabouts and his vision on how he will make Malaysia a better place if he was the Prime Minister.

The benefit of lifestyle blogs such as Cheeserland is that the blogger is able to share her experiences and her daily routine as a full-time blogger to the readers who are interested.

Food blogs such as Pure Glutton only focuses on blogging about food so it will help its readers to get reviews on places to eat and the food quality before the reader tries out the restaurant themselves.




References:

• Sobel, Jon 2010, State of the Blogosphere 2010 Introduction, Technorati, viewed on 27 April 2011, <http://technorati.com/blogging/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2010-introduction/> .
•  Research confirms boom in Malaysia's blogging scene 2007, Microsoft Advertising, viewed on 27 April 2011, <http://advertising.microsoft.com/asia/NewsAndEvents/Article.aspx?pageid=890&Adv_Articleid=5337> .
• Wong, A 2009, Top 100 Malaysian Blogs, Rice Blogger, viewed on 27 April 2011, <http://www.riceblogger.com/top-100-malaysian-blogs/> .
• Jacob, R and Wu, S 2008, Twitter: an Analysis on the Microblogging Phenomenon in Relation with Community and Identity, Scribd, viewed on 27 April 2011, <http://www.scribd.com/doc/16825839/Twitter-an-Analysis-on-the-Microblogging-Phenomenon-in-Relation-with-Community-and-Identity> .
• State of Blogosphere 2010 Dissected 2010, YetAnotherStudio, viewed on 27 April 2011, <http://www.yetanotherstudio.com/2010/11/08/state-of-blogosphere-2010-dissected/> .