This document discusses blogs and different types of blogs. It defines blogs as reverse chronological journals with regular dated entries that include links. Blogs are distinguished from websites in that they are more dynamic, spontaneous, and open to comments. The document outlines different types of blogs, such as personal blogs, corporate blogs, blogs by media type (e.g. video or photo blogs), and blogs categorized by their level of personal confessional nature. Personal blogs are described as a separate genre due to secondary authors (readers), issues of trustworthiness, creation of various textual experiences, and lack of completion. Overall, the document presents blogs as a new media form consisting of a variety of genres, including personal blogs as a new genre of