I think we can classify the blogs these days into one of the following.
- Rants - this must be the most common blog that there is. You can rant about almost anything. Because we live in a hate-filled, imperfect (at least according to the blogger) society, you always want some change to happen to something around you. It is easiest to blog about it rather than doing something about. This blog itself, I think, will be classified as a rant blog.
- How-To/Educational - From a chocolate recipe to a font installation, you can find a blog that tells you how to do something. There's nothing wrong with this -- when you do a how-to blog, it boosts your self-confidence. Problem arises when one starts blogging a how-to for walking. You know what I mean.
- Reviews - From movies to music to books -- these are good blogs. I, in fact, read some blog posts before watching a movie or buying an album.
- Travel/Photos.
- Useless News - Actress dumping someone for the umpteenth time, etc.
- Support - A cause or an organization. A belief or the lack of it. Why you should and not follow something/someone.
- No-brain stories/poems/articles. Cliched, copy-pasted from a different source, etc.
- Really rare, good blogs also fall under the categories above. The difference? They're well-thought-out, organized, well-researched, informative, trustworthy and above all, interesting. You wonder if they underwent some sort of a review process - like a peer-reviewed research article. Good bloggers, in my opinion, blog only once in a while.
I read somewhere that these are the best days for journalism - because ANYONE with access to the internet can be a journalist. And I totally agree - See, in about 30 mins, I managed to "publish" an article and you, the reader, have complete freedom to spit at or praise the journalist, myself.
Long live Good Blogs.
