Blogs as current phenomenon

Through the creation of the new media (internet), weblogs are introduced to the society and it has become a phenomenon for the past many years until today. blogs are allowing million of people to publish their thoughts and opinion at ease on their interest topics. This is leading to the reason on why the size of the blogsphere keeps growing. According to the BBC News (2006), information gain from Technorati that 100,000 new blogs were created each day and 1.3 million blog post were written.

The chart below is shown by Technorati to show the growth of weblog is doubled for the past 3 years from 2003 up to 2006.

Sources: http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

The chart below is showing on new blog entry daily from January 2004 up to April 2006.

Sources: http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

From the Technorati charts above, we can identify the blogsphere is doubling in size every 6 months, 19.4 million bloggers (55%) are active posting even 3 months after it is first created and 1.2million new blog post daily and about 50,000 per hour. Therefore it allow us to estimate today's blogging are still continue to grow and it is mostly treated as a habitual activity.

Blogging Trends

The blogging trends main interest divided to many different topics according to self interest and the example are in the Europe and Asia Countries. Twingly reported Sweden's blogger interest on writing political issues and Microsoft, show the blogging phenomenon in Asia is focuses to build social connections and also express feeling. 53% of people in Asia are enjoying personal blog. Where as, across the regions India and Korea show a strong interest in Business blog besides Technology written by business leader.

Personal opinion on Blogging's Benefit

Blogging mostly bring benefit especially when we are looking into Malaysian community where most Malaysian has no freedom of expression. It is said on Press reference Malaysia is an authoritarian press country so people tend to look at mainstream media as biased when it comes to inform political issues. Microsoft also supported that Political blogs are quite popular in Malaysia compare to many other countries. Therefore, through blogging allowing the people to voice out opinion and share criticism on the political issues. Some example top political blogs are JeffOoi, and Rocky's Bru

References

BBC News, (2006), Blogging 'set to peak next year', Reviewed on 10th April 2010,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6178611.stm

Effective Internet Presence, 2005, Keynote Speech: Understanding Blogs, The Current Wave of the Information Revolution, Reviewed on 10th April 2010,

http://effectiveinternetpresence.com/articles/blog-speech-transcript.htm

Pressreference, (2010), 'Press Reference', Reviewed on 11st April 2010,

http://www.pressreference.com/Ky-Ma/Malaysia.html

Prnewswire, Blogging Phenomenon sweeps Asia, Reviewed on 9th April 2010,

http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-28-2006/0004480819&EDATE=

Sabahan.com '50 Most Influential Blogs in Malaysia', Reviewed on 11st April 2010,

Http://www.sabahan.com/2007/02/06/50-most-influential-blogs-in-malaysia/

'State of Blogsphere growth 2006', April 17 Reviewed on 10th April 2010,

http://www.sifry.com/alerts/archives/000432.html

Twingly Blog, 'Archive for "Europe" Category', Reviewed on 10th April 2010,

http://blog.twingly.com/category/europe/