As vast as the Internet is, every blog post can be summed up into pretty much one of seven basic types, explains Lore Sjoberg in Wired:
- Be upset! "Terrible things are happening in one of the following: the world, the web, or a TV show you really like."
- Buy a thing! Screw mass media, let me post about the crappy gadget I must have and let's "shove advertising down each other's throats."
- Animals are cute! Though beware: "animals also includes babies and children younger than 8."