Classification of Blogs

Blogs are regularly updated by their host, usually on daily basis. Their posts contain information related to specific topic. Bloggers are free to utilize the internet space to write about topics which they are interested, such as their political views or even commentaries (Blogarama 2005). Usually blogs postings and commentaries are more critical compare to the main stream media because there is less restriction in the cyber space. In Malaysia, cyber space is the only media that can express freely, especially politically, that is why Malaysian political bloggers are most well known worldwide. Almost anyone can create a blog of their own, for example our countries politicians, member of parliaments, celebrities, feminist group, religion representatives and more.

Classification

Malaysians blogs are usually sources for many to obtain the most update and neutral information. Below is a list of some of the some famous blogs by our fellow Malaysians.

Socio-Political Blog:

A Kadir Jasin - The Scribe
Anwar Ibrahim
Aisehman
Big Dog
Cakap Tak Serupa Bikin
Cuit Sikit!
Desiderata - YL Chong
Elizabeth Wong
James Wong Wing On
Kassim Ahmad
KTemoc Konsiders
Lone
M. Bakri Musa
Mack Zul - Brand New Malaysian
MageP's Lab - SK Thew
Mahaguru 58
Malaysia Today - Raja Petra Kamarudin, RPK
Malaysian, The
Menj
Mental Jog - Lucia Lai
Politics 101
Nik Nazmi
Present Point Power
Rocky's Bru
Screenshots Jeff Ooi
Sensintrovert, The - Howsy
Seventh Rangers Mechanized
Tok Kok - Patrick Teoh
Volume of Interactions - Aizuddin Danian
What A Lulu


Members of Parliament:

Chow Kon Yeow
Lim Kit Siang
Fong Po Kuan - Chamber Of Thoughts
Shahrir Samad
Tan Seng Giaw
Teresa Kok

Rants Blog:

A Spicy Life
About Nude Not Naked
Anjali Speaks
As Suanie Sees It
Chiqspace
Cool Catalyst
Digital Awakening, The - Peter Tan
Dinzlink
Dr Liew
Erna Mahyuni
Eye On Everything
Fading Sanity
FireAngel
Gina Gets Her Groove
Lainie
Limau Nipis - Nizam Zakaria
Little Girl In A Reverie
Meesh Experience, The
Midnite Lily - Zona
Minishorts
Narcissism Is Necessary
November Rain
Perpetual Permutating Perceptions
Pink Pau - Su Ann
Rajan Rishyakaran
Sashi-isms
Shaolin Tiger
Sixthseal
Spankin Da Monkey - Dave Avran
Szen
There's No Blog - Visithra
Tiger's Den, The - Tiger Joe
Yvonne Foong

Medical Blog:

Malaysian Medical Resources Blog
Materia Medica Malaysiana
Palmdoc

Educational Blog:

Cikgu Lee
Education In Malaysia

Blog Aggregators:

MyCen Blog Directory
MyCen News & Blog Aggregator
Project Petaling Street - PPS Blogtal
SARA Who?
Sharp Bytes From Bolehland

Photo News Blog:

Sightings

Food Recipes & Reviews:

A Self-Proclaimed Foodaholic
Babe In The City
Eat First Think Later
FooDcrazEE
Food Safari
Julie The Biscuit
Life Of A Food Lover
Little Guy Big Kitchen
Makan Kings
Makan-Makan
MakanSakan
Malaysia Best
Memoirs of A Chocoholic
Mum Mum Eat Eat - Wena

Parody & Satire:

TV Smith's Dua Sen

Cartoons:

Cedko - WK Wong & Cedric Gan
Johnny Ong
Malaysian Cartoons - Benny Loh

Humour:

Kenny Sia
Like That Also Can Ah?
Stepping Aside For Reality
Wa Si Hokkien Lang

City Guide:

KL This Month

Entertainment & Arts:

Break-A-Leg - Choy Su Ling
Storyteller, The - Yasmin Ahmad
Sultan Muzaffar

Party:

Goody 2 Screws - Terrence
Kaki Cucuk Langit
Kinky Blue Fairy - Joyce
Plonk Wonk

Parenting & Family:

5Xmom - Chan Lilian
De Book Worm
Just My Lil' Organic Life - Samm
Loopy Meals - James & Mae
Mak Andeh & Brood
Pok Ku
Thinking Aloud - Min
Zara's Mama

Sex:

Hustler Diaries, The
Women Only!

Shopping & Fashion:

Fashion Asia
Little Black Book
Promotions & Sales In Malaysia
Shopping With Soul Doctor

Photography:

Digital Photo Tips
Every Picture Tells A Story - TV Smith
Thousand Words : Snapshots of Life

Travel & Adventure:

Whereinsoever
Pummkin's Pitch

Motoring:

http://paultan.org/

Biz & Industry:

Asia Business Consulting
BeautyBiotech
Competitive Malaysia
Ramblings of An E-Trader - Cyberpartygal

Technology:

Hot Spot
Ideal Gadge
Jan In Malaysia
Liew CF
Mobile Talk
Sabahan.com
Techgurls

Group Blogs:

Hantu Bola
NST Jaring Monster Blog
Rojak's Daily
The Star Citizen's Blog


Source: http://www.mycen.com.my/malaysia/blog.html

Blogging Phenomenon

A blog or weblog is a website where bloggers post their articles of varies subjects, ranged from serious socio-political issues to casual entries such as leisure and adventure. The size of blogosphere is still increasing although this media has already been introduced to the world for more than a decade. According to Technorati, a recognized authority that analysis the World Wide Web, there are over 175, 000 new blogs everyday and currently there are 112.8 million blogs in the Internet (technorati.com, 2008). From March 2003 to April 2006, the trend of blogging is doubling about every six months and the number continues to rise till today. In that three years time, the blogoshpere has enlarged for over 60 times.


Source: http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

Blogosphere

Blogosphere is a virtual community where all bloggers are interconnected to one and another. Bloggers use tagging capability to get their content found by people who are searching for particular subject. They socialize among themselves by sharing their opinion on a particular topic or even just to discuss their common interest.

The Blogging Trend

A blog functions like a journal, or some may refer as online diary, publishing subjects which may be in the audiences or the bloggers’ own interest. The subject of blogging can be political, medical, and educational or topic about photo news, food recipes and reviews, humour, entertainment and art, travel guide, parenting and family, shopping fashion and many more. In brief, blog can be about anything and there is no rules and format which you must follow to create a blog. 'Depending on your take, blogs are either a fantastic liberation, a self-indulgent waste of time, or a complete mystery' (Giles Wilson, 2006). In other country such as Iran, 'blogs are used in various ways, from "bridges" which connect "social islands" between genders, expatriates and non-expatriates, children and their parents, even politicians and citizens. Persian expatriates in Israel tell their peers in Iran of their conditions and lives in Israel, for example' (wanabehuman blog, 2008). In China, 'there are some 111 million internet users in China, of whom about 64 million have broadband access, according to a China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) survey published in January 2006. Some 14.2 per cent of respondents said they used weblogs frequently. An Analysys International press release in November 2005 forecast some 33.36 million Chinese bloggers by the end of the third quarter of 2006, which would be more than double the 14.75 million bloggers counted by the end of 2004' (wanabehuman blog, 2008).

Blogging Tools

Blogs are increasingly recognised as a powerful and competent publishing tool (Jensen 2003). With the existence of user-friendly and free weblog software such as blogger.com, live journal, word press, it is no long a complicated process to create a blog. Millions of bloggers share ideas and experiences in their blogs and the audiences would respond to the subject that has been published, which makes a blog a powerful tool of communication and to spread information.

Effects to the Community

Imagine the impact it may bring to the society, the influence of the alliances that are formed in the virtual world. The public has becoming more and more dependent to blogs in obtaining information compared to a decade ago, where the only information sources are from the newspapers, televisions, radio and the other main stream media. In the recent Malaysian general election, blogs were used as tools to woo the voters by political parties. Blog of politician such as our formal Prime Mininster Anwar Ibrahim from the opposition party and blog of well-known Malaysian journalist Elizabeth Wong, are the references for the voters before they make up their decision for the election. Since the main stream media are only providing limited information to the public, the public were forced to search for alternative recourses to find out more. The government too now has accepted the reality that blogs can shape the public thinking of the country (The Star, 22 March 2008). The blogosphere is certainly growing through time, not only locally but globally ss well.

Purpose of my blog

Welcome and thank you for visiting my blog. This blog is a part of my college course assignment where its purpose is to introduce the students to the blogging world and learn about the professional commentary on current publishing issue. It will also demonstrate how and in what way blogs have changed the paradigm in the cyberspace, causing a shift of trends in the community. Besides that, the impact and influence of blogging to the public will also be portrayed in this blog, reflecting the benefits of blogs to the society. This blog is a suitable reference to those who are involve in the blogging, such as blogger and advertisers, and personals who are interested in the publishing issues.