Blogging Community
Blogging community refers to a group of people who interacted online within some bounded set or technologies (White 2006). Blogging community can be created by using tools such as permalink on the blog. Furthermore, blogger can also discuss and comments on the blogs. Tagging is also enabling bloggers to get the latest postings that have been updated. The blogging communities will enhance the interaction between bloggers.
According to White (2006), the main three types of blogging communities are:
- Single Blog/Blogger Centric Community – community that grow around primary bloggers
- Central Connecting Topic Community – community that occur between blogs linked by a common passion or topic
- Boundaried Community – community arises when members register and join the community
An example of the structure of a blogging community
Global Voices community is a blog falls under the category of central connecting topic community (White 2006). According to Globalvoiceonline.org (2010), Global Voices seeks to aggregate, curate, and amplify the global conversation online – shinning light on places and people other media often ignore. It works to develop tools, institutions and relationships that will help all voices, everywhere, to be heard. It’s also providing training, online tutorials, and free open-source tools for people around the world to use.
Topics to discuss through Global Voices
In addition, Global Voices community can discuss among each other by leaving comment as an example circled below.
The comments section that created for discussion
Globalvoicesonline.org 2010, Global Voices, viewed 15 April 2010, http://globalvoicesonline.org/
White, N 2006, Blogs and Community – launching a new paradigm for online community?, The Knowledge Tree, viewed 15 April 2010, http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community
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