The following list gives some examples of types of weblogs that
can be found outside of academia:
Personal
Blogs
The most common blogs
are personal websites that consist of links to sites of interest and
commentary about them or on some other subject. Many web designers
and developers keep weblogs on web, design, and code issues.
kottke.org
:: home of fine hypertext products
brushstroke.tv
Jeffrey Zeldman Presents:
The Daily Report
megnut.com - a weblog by meg hourihan
Corporate
Blogs
Organizations and
corporations are increasingly using weblogs as an effort to expand
client/customer communications and information.
Microsoft Blogs
JD on MX
Planet
PDF Weblog
Journalism
Blogs
Journalists and pundits
have flocked to the blogosphere, mainly because of the ability to create
instant updates to news stories and to provide more information (or
a more personal view) on a subject than is possible in traditional
publishing and media. Newspapers, magazines and TV shows/stations are
now running their own blogs, usually as diaries of the hottest news
stories. As you will see on the Kevin Sites blog, news agencies sometimes
view a journalist’s personal weblog as competition.
Kevin
Sites Blog
Mike
Wendland's E-Journal
Lost Remote TV Weblog
Ms. Magazine Online
Community
Blogs
Blogs are being used
by online communities, where a member of the community (or sometimes
anyone) can contribute links or post a comments. The interests of the
group can be specific or fuzzy – I am in the process of setting
up a community weblog for the members of the Quinnipiac Women’s
Studies Group.
Metafilter
| Community Weblog
Blog
Sisters
Many-toMany: Social Software
Project
Management Blogs
This is similar to
a community weblog, but with a focus on a specific task. Group blogs
are being used by teams for project management as an alternative to
email or discussion forums. Most of these are private, password protected
sites accessible only to the team members.
