Blogging is a rapidly growing medium. Bloggers have become
our generation’s new authors. A blog can consist of a wide variety of different
topics, from experiences to predictions. Since anyone can blog about anything,
it is helpful for the readers to have an index, or a genre. Now a genre, according to Dictionary.com, is "a category of artistic endeavor having a particular
form, content or technique". When we think of a genre we have
ideas of romance, comedy, or science-fiction. These are some of the main and more
standard genres, but I would like to focus on genres that pertain to blogs.
Blogs can be described as informative, pleasurable or
comical. These are things that people enjoy spending their time reading. But
as readers we are very different from each other, we do not like all the same
things, nor do we all hate the same things. So how can I as a blogger have a genre
that will keep your attention?
My idea of the genre of a blog is that genres have genres. Now you might be thinking, what is this guy talking about?
Well I mean that within my genre, whether it be romance or comedy, there is
another layer of genre I would call a constraint. A constraint is "a limitation or restriction". Is my comedy a punch line? Is there a story behind it or did I see it happen to
someone yesterday? Am I a professional comedian or do I just blog for fun?
These are the different types of constraints I am talking about.
I would call the genre of my blog Intro to
finance/careers/investments. With this being said the majority of my blog posts
will discuss the topic of finance with a concentration in investments and
careers. Who will read my post? I figure people with the same questions that I
have, and people who can answer my questions, as well as anyone just hoping to
get a good read. This will most likely be people already involved in the
field of finance, or people looking for a career in finance, like myself.
Now the genre within my genre I would refer to as having
good quality, decent quantity, solid feedback and well lets be honest, a novice
specialization. With this I put my best foot forward, I do not want to waste my
readers’ time so every post will be strong, maybe short or long, depending on
the topic. I will reply to every response. Over
time I hope to expand my horizons and step past being just a novice.
I actually enjoy reading comical blogs which is suprising since before I knew what a blog was, I thought that they were all boring and dull but I realized soon that it's a channel of communication for many people.
ReplyDeleteI too feel like a novice when it comes to not only blogging but discussing finance in general. I never thought of this idea of genre of a genre but you are completely right and I believe that having that comedic sprit will definitely keep us readers interested.
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