Classification
Wikipedia.org states that there a a few blog categories, such as:
1. Personal Blogs: An ongoing diary of commentary by an individual.
2. Corporate Blogs: A blog for business purposes.
3. Question Blogging: A blog that answers questions.
4. Vlog: A blog comprising videos.
5. Photoblog: A blog comprising photos.
6. Moblog: A blog written by a mobile device.
On the other hand, Simons (2008) terms types of blogs with different words such as the diary, the news blog, pamphleteering blogs, digest blogs, advocacy blogs, the popular mechanics blog and gatewatcher blogs. Though the terminology differs, the function of blog genres are still the same.
Community
Communities are formed when people share a common interest, and this is a similar scenario in the blogging world.
Skellie (2007) states that if readers have a personal attachment to you or readers of your blog they'll be more likely to revisit your web page.
An example of a community is where Facebook enables users to create a "group", to gather people with the same passion to join it. Then they have discussions amongst themselves, post photos, raise questions, and so on.
An example in the blogosphere is Red Carpet Fashion Awards, a blog updated daily that posts pictures and opinions of celebrities red carpet styles by a fashion enthusiast. This blog is read and commented on by close to 1000 viewers daily. Clearly, people who share the same interest and passion for fashion would log on to the website to see the daily updates.
References
Red Carpet Fashion Awards, viewed 7 November 2008, <http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/>
Simons M 2008, Towards a Taxonomy of blog, Creative Economy, viewed 8 November 2008, <
Skellie, 2007, Building a community around your blog, viewed 4 November 2008 <http://www.dailyblogtips.com/building-a-community-around-your-blog/>
Wikipedia.org (2008), Blog, viewed 8 November 2008, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog#Types>
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