Blogging has become a tool for people around the world to connect, share and provide information. Most of the topics shared and discussed on blogs are about the current technology, general issues, political views and so forth (Brown, 2006). Blogs generally fall under the classification of personal, corporate, genre-type and media-type.
Blogs in numbers
Statistics from BlogWorld (2009) show that more than 120,000 blogs are created on a daily basis. Malaysia alone has an estimated 500,000 active bloggers which puts it slightly behind the European Union and neighboring Indonesia. (The Star Online 2008)
The perks of blogging communities
Blogs provides a continuum for the community to voice out and share their thoughts through blogging and also commenting on blogs. A research done in Malaysia showed that 70% of the 2008 general election results were influenced by the reviews and opinions on the blogs (The Star Online 2008). This was largely because of the intense media censorship on political issues deemed to be sensitive such as the more recent HINDRAF and BERSIH rallies.
The future of blogging
It is evident that since 2009, a new blogging trend called micro blogging has emerged. Utilities such as Twitter and Plurk have undoubtedly revolutionized the way for people with no time to publish long posts to blog. This can be seen as 73% of active bloggers also use Twitter. (Technorati 2010)
Number of bloggers who use Twitter
BlogWorld 2009, Important Blogging Statistics, viewed 12 April 2010,
http://www.blogworldexpo.com/general-information/important-statistics
Brown, S 2009, Leading Average: Top Blog Trends, Modern life, viewed 15 April 2010, http://modernl.com/article/leading-average-top-blog-trends
Technorati, State of the Blogosphere 2009, viewed 13 April 2010,
http://technorati.com/blogging/article/day-5-twitter-global-impact-and/
Thestaronline.com 2008, ‘Blogging in Malaysia ranks among highest in the world’, updated 3 April 2008, viewed 16 April 2010,
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/4/3/nation/20827588&sec=nation
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