Blog Types

Edublogs are blogs written with the purpose of education or instruction, often used in conjunction with in-person instruction. Examples include:

Organizing for America
TeachFor.US
Blogmeister


Political blogs are a form of citizen journalism, commenting on and criticizing government. Examples include:

Crooks and Liars
Huffington Post
Wonkette

Project blogs are temporary blogs used to record a project, highlighting goals and achievements, and ending upon completion of the project. For more information on project blogs, visit:

Publishing a Project Weblog by Jon Udell

Cause blogs are blogs written in support of a particular cause. They may combine some or all of the above blog types, but focus a individual or group of causes to inform and organize readers into action. Examples include:

Feministe
Towleroad
TreeHugger