The Size of the Blogosphere (Source: Technorati)
One might argue that blogs are no different from personal websites if we consider it from the perspective of purpose, or in other words, raison d’etre. But in reality, blogs are far more different from those as they allow a two-way communication between the readers and the author (Cronin, 2006).
Hence, this is also another reason why political blogging is becoming more obvious in Malaysia’s blogging trend and its popularity has grown tremendously after the recent March 2008 elections (Attan, 2008).
In terms of benefits, the people would most definitely benefit from these blogs, particularly from the political blogs. In regards to the current elections, the people would be able to know their leaders and their ideals through these blogs. The same applies for the other genres.
So, it goes without a doubt that the blogging phenomenon is becoming more evident in today’s world.
Reference:
O’Reilly, T., 2005, What is Web 2.0: Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software, O’Reilly Media Inc, viewed 10 November, 2008,
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html?page=1
Cronin, J., 2006, The Business Blog VS The Real Estate Website, Ezine Articles, viewed 10 November, 2008,
http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Business-Blog-VS.-The-Real-Estate-Website&id=309711
Attan, A., 2008, Trends and Future of the Malaysian Mass Media, University Malaya, viewed 10 November, 2008
http://web3.bernama.com/ssig/kcent/material/Ahirudin%20Attan.pdf
Technorati, 2008, State of the Blogosphere, viewed 10 November, 2008
http://technorati.com/blogging/state-of-the-blogosphere/
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