Blogology 101 : Classification

Lately, I have done alot of thinking about blogs and blogging-behavior.  In general, it seems that bloggars fall into 6 categories:

1. Strange Quark: Posts contain the aimless meanderings of a chaotic mind.  Seemingly suffering from ADD, and often prolific poster of content.
2. Under Achiever: Always attempts to convey cohesive thoughts, but somehow falls disappointingly short.
3. Bench Warmer: A consistent blogger who aspires to produce thought-provoking content and “make it to the big-time“.  Often shows promise and clarity of thought, but sometimes lacks the “big idea“ or fails to nail-down the important points on important topics.
4. Fireworks Show: An infrequent bloggar who is extremely focused on a single topic or project, often bursting with inspiring content that dazzles the audiance as it flies over their heads.  Very exciting, but leaves little visible impact on our daily lives.
5. Solid Silver: Consistently above averge content conveyed in a meaningful way, and leaving the reader richer yet ready for more.
6. Super Star: Every post is like gold flowing from their keyboard.  Every post is carefully crafted to be mind-blowingly clever, insightful, and unique within the topic.  Each post is heavily referenced across the web, and the bloggar's name is known industry-wide.

I think we all strive to achieve Solid Silver, or Super Star status, but often find ourselves falling short.

My own blog, for example, often seems more of a mixture of the Strange Quark, Under Achiever, and Bench Warmer, and I want to change that.  In the future, I plan to post less often, but try to deliver more meaningful, cohesive, and inspiring content.  I look forward to trying to deliver on this goal....