Blogging Communities

According to Kinkeldei (2007) a blogging community is a collectivity of the individual and independent blogs that share the same interest. Usually, these bloggers only communicate with each other through blogging.

There are many ways that an individual can create blogging communities. Holman (2011) specify that the 5 ways to build blogging communities.

1.  Reach out to professional bloggers: The professional and more established bloggers is able to help the younger bloggers.

2. Respond to commenters: By responding to commenters, they will respect and remember you because you are open to their views and thoughts

3. Write post in reaction to others: When a blogger come by a post that they like or interested in, they are encourage to post as a response to that blog. A good connection can be established and sharing of information and knowledge can be extended.

4. Create a local blogger meet-up: Bloggers that share the same interest can meet up and talk about other topics besides blogging. This can enhance connections.

5. Share link love: Sharing of links with bloggers that you respect can help search engines to find your blog easier. It shows how big is you network.

According to White (2006) the 3 types of blog based communities are:

1. Single Blog/Blogger Centric Community: Where bloggers interact with commenters and blog visitors

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

2. Topic Centric Community: Where bloggers share a particular interest and it grows as more bloggers joins in.

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

3. Boundaried Communities: Collection of blogs and blog readers hosted on a single platform

(Source: http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community)

In addition to White (2006), an example of a community that uses shared community is the Global Voices Community where they collect blogs from other countries to create awareness about the issues happening in that county.

(Source: http://globalvoicesonline.org/)

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Reference


Holman, K 2011, How To Create A Blogging Community, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://www.spiceupyourblog.com/2011/03/how-to-create-blogging-community.html>

Kindeldei, B 2007, Forging Connections and Promoting Growth Through Blog Communities, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://www.21publish.com/pub/21publish/blogging-whitepaper.pdf>

White, N 2006, Blogs and Community- Launching A New Paradigm For Online Community?, viewed 25 August 2011, <http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community>