What is the current size of blogosphere? Well, there are 3 millions blogs are created and tracked down by Technorati and every 5.8 seconds the new blogs are created and there will be up to 1 million bloggers updating their blogs (McGann, 2004).
Blogs & Mainstream Media from Blogpulse.com
Based on the above, the graph shows the average bloggers update their blogs at least 0.75 out of 1.25 of percent of all blog posts. The blogs are the most famous compare to other main streams such as radio and television. People prefer to blog compare to others.
Trends in Europe, Asia & Malaysia
Different countries have their own trends in blogging. In Malaysia, bloggers talk about personal and political issues. In Japan, bloggers tend to talk about social life.According to Technorati (2008), Japan Trend Shop (Killian-Nakamura) collaborates with Cscout Japan Co. Ltd. and created a social blog to blog about gadgets, fashion and lifestyle in Tokyo.
Japan's blogs (Current Trend) from Killian-Nakamura.com
Types of blogs are prevalant in Europe, Asia & Malaysia
According to Sabahan (2007), out of Malaysian Top 50 Bloggers, 28% of bloggers blog about their personal issues, 16% of bloggers write about political issues, 16% of bloggers write about technology and the rest of it are travel, food, entertainment and others. The famous blogger in Malaysia that write about personal is Kenny Sia from Kennysia.com and linked 4,828 from 2,406 blogs. Moreover, Jeff Ooi writes about political issues in Jeffooi.com and he was linked 2,824 from 836 blogs.
Benefits of blogs to my community
According to Microsoft Malaysia (2006), people are able to connect with one another through blogs.
“With today’s generation growing up in a connected world, blogs and social media have become key channels of communication for them”.
Grant Watts, General Manager, Southeast Asia of Online Services Group, Microsoft
Just like Watts mentioned above, blogs has become the key channels of communication to the people and this lead a better relationship among the bloggers and readers.
There are different trends in different countries give different benefits. Currently Malaysia blogs are more focus on personal blogs compare to politics. According to Microsoft Malaysia (2006), they mentioned that currently there are more women bloggers. They showed more feelings and expressions compared to the men. Not only that, they actually communicate better than men bloggers. This shows that women bloggers in Malaysia has increased more every year.
Reference Lists:
McGann, R. 2004, “The Blogosphere by the Numbers”, Clickz.com, Viewed on 7th May 2008 at <http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3438891>
Microsoft Malaysia 2006, “Women Rule in Malaysian Blogosphere” Viewed on 7th May 2008 at <http://www.microsoft.com/malaysia/press/archive2006/linkpage4337.mspx>
Sabahan.com 2007, “50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia” Viewed on 8th May 2008 at <http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/>
Technorati.com 2008, “Trends in Japan” Viewed on 8th May 2008 at <http://www.technorati.cn/blogs/kilian-nakamura.com/blog-english>
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