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SOCIAL MEDIA IN NEW ZEALAND

The New Zealand (NZ) or Kiwi blogosphere consists of a small, but rapidly growing community of blogs. While individual blogs are predominant, collaborative blogs (i.e. blogs that publish posts by multiple users centered around a uniting theme) are not uncommon. The Kiwi culture is reflected in its blogosphere with its focus mainly on:

  1. Politics
  2. Sports (particularly rugby)
  3. Technology
  4. Personal
  5. NZ Travel & Tourism
  6. Entertainment
  7. Conservation

A particularly interesting feature of the Kiwi blogosphere is the existence of a number of directory sites collating blogs. They facilitate a reader's search for blogs of a particular genre, saving the hassle of scrolling through the multitude of sites a usual search engine (such as Google) would turn up.

As such, the Kiwi blogosphere is more tightly connected with groups of blogs forming little NZ-blog islands in the global sea of blogs rather than being spread out individually. Examples of such sites include Share My NZ, Public Address, Lovely Blogs, Throng and the award-winning Blog Central.
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WHERE TO FIND BLOGS?


Kiwiology

Kiwiology

http://kiwiology.com
" Kiwiology is the best place to find New Zealand blogs. Welcome to the New Zealand blogosphere!"

Started in Oct 2007.
Current blog count (15 May): 507 blogs
  • A easy-to-navigate site that introduces a newcomer to the NZ blogosphere.

  • Gives a quick overview of the NZ blogosphere

  • Comprehensive categories lead you the type of blog you are looking for.



Tumeke!


Tumeke

http://nzblogosphere.blogspot.com/
"A comprehensive list ranking of New Zealand political and news blogs with directory information for the nz blogosphere community."
  • Lists over 170 "author-operated, public discourse" blogs in New Zealand

  • Ranks according to a formula of traffic, links incoming and posting frequency


Blog Catalogue

Social Media - COMM 215 Working Pages

http://www.blogcatalog.com/
"Blog Catalog is the premiere social blog directory on the internet. Whether you're looking to promote your own blog or find blogs on various topics, this site is for you."
  • Directory of blogs globally



NZS.com

Social Media - COMM 215 Working Pages

http://www.nzs.com/
"The largest searchable directory of New Zealand websites, listing sites representing businesses, organisations, education providers and individuals from throughout the country. To make it easier to find the information or online resource you’re after..."
  • A dedicated New Zealand search engine and Web directory

  • Features 80,035 site listings.

  • Listings viewable either by category or by region

  • Human edited listings for clear and consistent results

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