Blogs as current phenomenon & benefits to the community
From a measly 23 blogs that were known to be in existence at the beginning of 1999 (Blood, 2000), the amount of blogs have exploded to an estimated 112.8 million that are tracked by Technorati alone. It is conservatively estimated that the readers of those blogs could reach as high as 6 times that number.
While the blogging trend still hasn’t caught on in Europe (Rubel, 2006), in Asia however, the blogosphere is "surging forward" with nearly half of those online actively blogging. This is according to Blogging Asia, a Windows Live Report that was published in December 2006 (Jaques, 2006). Many of these bloggers happen to be youth who are driven by the need to express themselves.
Like the rest of the world, blogging has hit Malaysia in a big way. According to Gaman, a Malaysian blogger, nearly 30% of Malaysia’s most poplar bloggers write about personal stuff while 16% each blog about politics and technology (Gaman, 2007). The rest constitute blogs about the media, food, automotive news and others.
Though a relatively new phenomenon here, blogs have had an impact on the lives of Malaysians. A good example is in the political arena where bloggers were seen as a major influence on the voters and one blogger even got voted into office.
From a measly 23 blogs that were known to be in existence at the beginning of 1999 (Blood, 2000), the amount of blogs have exploded to an estimated 112.8 million that are tracked by Technorati alone. It is conservatively estimated that the readers of those blogs could reach as high as 6 times that number.
While the blogging trend still hasn’t caught on in Europe (Rubel, 2006), in Asia however, the blogosphere is "surging forward" with nearly half of those online actively blogging. This is according to Blogging Asia, a Windows Live Report that was published in December 2006 (Jaques, 2006). Many of these bloggers happen to be youth who are driven by the need to express themselves.
Like the rest of the world, blogging has hit Malaysia in a big way. According to Gaman, a Malaysian blogger, nearly 30% of Malaysia’s most poplar bloggers write about personal stuff while 16% each blog about politics and technology (Gaman, 2007). The rest constitute blogs about the media, food, automotive news and others.
Though a relatively new phenomenon here, blogs have had an impact on the lives of Malaysians. A good example is in the political arena where bloggers were seen as a major influence on the voters and one blogger even got voted into office.
Sources
Welcome to Technorati, Technorati Media. Viewed on 19th October 2008 at
Blood, R. 2000, "Weblogs: A History and Perspective", Rebecca's Pocket. Viewed on 20th October 2008 at <http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html>
Rubel, S. 2006, Blogging slow to take off in Europe, Micro Persuasion. Viewed on 18th October 2008 at <http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/04/blogging_slow_t.html>
Jaques, R. 2006, Asian blogosphere surges forward, Information World Review. Viewed on 20th October 2008 at <http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2170274/asian-blogosphere-surges>
Gaman, February 6, 2007, 50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia, Sabahan.com. Viewed on 20th October at <http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/>
Welcome to Technorati, Technorati Media. Viewed on 19th October 2008 at
Blood, R. 2000, "Weblogs: A History and Perspective", Rebecca's Pocket. Viewed on 20th October 2008 at <http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html>
Rubel, S. 2006, Blogging slow to take off in Europe, Micro Persuasion. Viewed on 18th October 2008 at <http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/04/blogging_slow_t.html>
Jaques, R. 2006, Asian blogosphere surges forward, Information World Review. Viewed on 20th October 2008 at <http://www.iwr.co.uk/information-world-review/news/2170274/asian-blogosphere-surges>
Gaman, February 6, 2007, 50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia, Sabahan.com. Viewed on 20th October at <http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/>
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