These types of blogs are the ones usually mentioned when people accuse the blog community of being a waste of time, so here is a list of different types of blogs, to allow you to be better informed when abusing or defending this community.
Pamphleteering blogs are sites by an individual or group of individuals to help push a cause.
The digest blog acts as a guide or summary of media you can find elsewhere.
The advocacy blog is written by an established advocacy group or organisation and only concerns a single topic (these are much like pamphleteering blogs, although they usually deal with many different issues).
The popular mechanics blog is a blog that caters for special interests and needs, eg. fashion, cars or gardening.
The exhibition blog acts as just that; an exhibition. Usually run by artists to showcase their work and often their processes.
The gate watcher blog is written by experts of the field to ensure the right information is being put across.
The diary acts as a personal diary usually for friends and family. As written above these blogs are what people are usually referring to when they say blogging is rubbish.
The advertisement blog is just that, companies paying bloggers to advertise their products.
The news blog acts as an amateur journalism site, where people update the news as it happens, usually reporting a fuller story than the traditional media.
Source: Simons, M 2008, Towards a taxonomy of blogs, Australian Policy Online.
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Thrifty Decor Chick would be classified as a popular mechanics blog, that is, it is a specialised blog designed to benefit those interested in home and garden decor, although this blog does have sponsors who the blogger advertises for.
Total Sports Madness.com is much the same as Thrifty Decor Chick, that is it offers specialised information to those who are interested in it, in this case sporting fans.
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