- Definition of a blogging community
"Blogging community" is a concept used to refer to a group of people connecting together with the purpose of sharing interests within the cyberspace. Anthony (2009) indicates a very basic defination of blogging Community is that it is exactly a Community where people have a sense of identity and belonging, and are welcoming to anyone who's interested in finding out more. The communities could be public or private and visible only to those who joined (White, 2006).
- How do you create a blogging community?
"Content is King", did you hear this term? This would apply strongly to websites and blogs. The main reason is because your blog focuses on a topic or on several topics that are of interest to them. There are several ways to do this. First choice, you can create your own content. Another way is to borrow quality content from another source such as EzineArticles.com and Youtube.
Blog readers don't just like to read. They enjoy interacting with blog writers, authors and experts. Therefore, it is a good idea to consider building blogs that encourage reader participation to express their own thoughts and opinions about their favorite topic.
People naturally are very interested to see what others have said in reply to their thoughts and opinions. You need to offer as many ways as possible for them to interact with your articles and your blog to make your blog more 'sticky'.
Encourage reader participation by allowing others to comment on articles you have written, and acknowledging their input by responding to their comments and opinions. Naturally, because of this bond, they would enjoy visiting your blog more compared to other blogs they don't have a connection with.
- Boing Boing – An example.
Boing Boing could be considered as a very successful Boundaried Communities – the term used by White. It offers a chance for members to create their own blogs after registering. Moreover, it has other tools such as discussion boards, social networking features (Facebook and Twitter), wikis and instant messaging built in. This leads to denser and faster possible internal connections, possibly community building.
References list:
- Administrators, 25 January 2011, How To Create Blogging Community, viewed 25 April 2011, http://www.money-blogging.biz/580/how-to-create-blogging-community/
- Anthony, 2009, What is a blogging community, The Travel Tart, viewed 25 April 2011, http://www.thetraveltart.com/what-is-a-blogging-community/.
- White, N 2006, Blogs and community - launching a new paradigm for online community?, The Knowledge Tree, viewed 25 April 2011, http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au/tkt2006/edition-11-editorial/blogs-and-community-%E2%80%93-launching-a-new-paradigm-for-online-community.
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