Blogging community is a way that links bloggers and readers together. It is a personal interaction that connects with others by actively leaving comments to the blog (Mueller, 2009). Successful bloggers take time to build relationships with their readers in a matter of sharing.
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Types of Blogging Community (White, 2006)
The blogging community consists of three types which is the Blogger Centric Community, the Topic Centric Community and the Boundaried Community.
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In the Blogger Centric Community, the blog is owned by one owner or organization. Bloggers select the topics that can communicate and share information with audience.
In the Topic Centric Community, it is like a network formation with other bloggers that linked by common topics or same interest such as travel blogger, food blogger and so forth. Bloggers may leave personal details to others via emails.
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In the Boundaried Community, readers are hosted on a particular blog that required members to log in or register for the blog. This community owns discussion board and social features such as MySpace.com.
Global voices community focuses on creating a shared community with others. It is having the features as Topic Centric Community which bloggers or readers are able to find the information regarding to the topics they interested by tagging it on the search bar provided.
Reference List:
Mueller, E 2007, How to create community on your blog, viewed 25 August 2011, retrieved from: <http://blissfullydomestic.com/2009/how-to-create-community-on-your-blog-for-wordpress-users>
The Knowledge Tree. 2006. Blog and Community - launching a new paradigm for online community? . [ONLINE] Available at: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community. [Accessed 24 August 11].
White, N. 2006, 'Trying to Explain. Blogs and Community:Launching a New Paradigm for Online Community?', Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 11th edition, pp. 1 - 41, viewed 26 August 2011, retrieved from: <http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/The%20Knowledge%20Tree%20Ed%2011.pdf>
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