The Blogging Phenomenon IV

New forms of media publishing : :

Chronologically to date, we have been familiar and probably a little too comfortable with traditional modes of media, precisely, through conventional print and broadcast. Nevertheless, the ambiance is seemingly to change with the massive wave of digital media, a global virtual realm.

Based on Thwaites et al. (1994) a genre is a grouping of texts which are similar in structure or subject matter.Apart from blog, the existence of blog sub-genres which are vlog (videolog), photolog, moblog (mobile blog) and alternative online newspaper have ‘electrocuted’ the psyche of our third generation, to face revolution that subliminally alters the way of life. YouTube, Qik and Digg It for example, the modern, exciting style of free video blogging that allow users and viewers to upload, play, rate, share and comment their videos.

Vlog is absolutely an amazing and a fresher way for people to communicate globally, with the blends of unlimited creativity, more interactive, safer and healthier within a spot.

Blogging phenomenon can be considered as a new gateway to freedom in promoting self-luminosity, a tool to express our opinion and stance without barriers and trepidation. Political parties in Malaysia have obviously made full use of this opportunity to publicise their campaign, especially from the opposition which advertised few videos emphasizing their propagandas and agendas.


Reference
Thwaites, Tony, Lloyd Davis & Warwick Mules 1994, Tools for cultural studies: an introduction, Macmillan (Chapter 5), South Melbourne.

Wikipedia 2008, "Blogs: Types', Wikipedia, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog>, accessed 8 November 2008.