Jeniel C.

Wabe February 18, 2021

BSTCM 2K3 Content Writing 1

Identifying the Types of Content

1. Blogs

A blog is an online diary or journal located on a website. The content of a blog

typically includes text, pictures, videos, animated GIFs and even scans from old
physical offline diaries or journals and other hard copy documents. Since a blog can
exist merely for personal use, sharing information with an exclusive group or to
engage the public, a blog owner can set their blog for private or public access. Blog
content can appear as posts on one continuous streaming page or posts on
individual pages reachable through one or more pages set up in a list-style format as
post title links, excerpts and related tags. All posts or links to posts are typically
displayed to readers in reverse chronological order with the most recent content
appearing first. Blog content can appear as posts on one continuous streaming page
or posts on individual pages reachable through one or more pages set up in a list-
style format as post title links, excerpts and related tags. All posts or links to posts
are typically displayed to readers in reverse chronological order with the most recent
content appearing first.

So blogging was been around over the years where creators or bloggers are
creating contents with different information either for personal use or generating for
business goals. Blogs have different types of contents that will depend on the
purpose of the author which these contents can be seen in any search engines or
running blogging sites and applications that typically includes text, pictures, videos,
animated GIFs. I remember back in my senior high days, we created a blog with the
objective about physical health and sports. It was fun but there are certain rules and
requirements that you should expect upon creating a blog. Bloggers make money
from their blogs as they offer their target audience finding interesting and useful that
also establishes them as knowledgeable experts by nurturing their trust with
members of their target market.

2. Listicles

A “listicle” is an article made of a list, usually with some kind of extra detail to
each item. The format, however, is flexible. You could write a listicle which is nothing
more than a title, five sub-headings for each list item, and a picture or gif below each.
On the other hand, listicles can be used as a framework to make a complicated topic
easier to understand. The subject you write about can be literally anything. Even if
there isn’t a list which naturally fits a given topic, you can create one by looking at
the subject with a certain angle.

Listicles is a flexible type of content that can be used in many aspects. It was
coined that this type of content is easy to write as long as you begin with your article
with topic and a number. I’m not familiar with listicles not until I’ve read this article
about how popular they are. Here are some reasons why Listicles have the same
case as traditional list: 1. The title tells you what to expect, 2. They’re easy to skim
for important information, 3.You always know how much is left and Lastly It’s easy to
put down and come back where you left off.

3. Ebooks

Ebook stands for electronic book, which is a digital version of your

manuscript. eBooks consist of text, images, or both. They can be read on most
mobile devices; including smart phones, like the iPhone or Android; tablets, like an
iPad or Surface; and eReaders, like a Kindle or Nook. All of these mobile devices
can hold hundreds of titles at once. It’s like taking a library with you on the go.

Ebook is basically an electronic book that you can read this on any digital
devices – tablet, smartphones and computer. This takes the form of PDF, HTML
format, AZW, EBUP and wordscript though there are several files you can read in
your digital device but Ebooks have specific characteristics that are different from
them. That distinct characteristic is the text is not editable which it secures the
information specially the author’s name and other important information for those
people who steal the their works.

4. Infographics

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, an infographic (or information

graphic) is “a visual representation of information or data”. But the meaning of an
infographic is something much more specific. An infographic is a collection of
imagery, charts, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a
topic. As in the example below, infographics use striking, engaging visuals to
communicate information quickly and clearly. Since infographics exploded onto the
graphic design scene about ten years ago, they’ve become a staple for
communication in classrooms, in the workplace, and across the web.

Infographic by definition, an infographic is a visual representation of any kind

of information or data that contains visual graphics, pictures, charts, and minimal text
for any reader to understand easily the overview of the topic. Infographics are a
valuable tool for visual communication. The most visually unique, creative
infographics are often the most effective, because they grab our attention and don’t
let go. We often create infographics in our course with our specific topic to
communicate complex information in a visually engaging way.

5. Video

Video content is any content format that features or includes video. Common
forms of video content include vlogs, animated GIFs, live videos, customer
testimonials, recorded presentations and webinars.
 We always see video in our daily lives in television, movie, short clips videos,
in our smartphones and etc… These videos have different content in the purpose of
educational level, business activities, entertainments, vlogs and webinars. This
engage sharing of information to your audiences with all the collective ideas, editing,
performance and communication ideal. Video have highest performance demand on
the internet in our generation where you can publish it in some popular media
platforms such as Youtube, Facebook, Snapchat and many more.

6. How-to Guides

A how-to guide is an informative piece of writing that instructs a reader on

how to perform a task by giving step by step instructions. It is a practical way to
convey information about an active process. Creating a how-to guide can be an
opportunity to share a practical skill that you possess with a wider audience.

Creating a 'How to' Guide is to outline a step-by-step process which the any
reader or user can follow the order to complete a task . Other thing is to give the user
technical instructions for doing something complicated or in need of instruction
manual. We can always see this when buying new devices, appliances – etc… a
task to reach its peck of goal or objective to meet.

7. Case Studies

Case study is a research methodology, typically seen in social and life

sciences. There is no one definition of case study research.1 However, very
simply… ‘a case study can be defined as an intensive study about a person, a group
of people or a unit, which is aimed to generalize over several units’.1 A case study
has also been described as an intensive, systematic investigation of a single
individual, group, community or some other unit in which the researcher examines in-
depth data relating to several variables. Researchers describe how case studies
examine complex phenomena in the natural setting to increase understanding of
them.3 4 Indeed, Sandelowski5 suggests using case studies in research means that
the holistic nature of nursing care can be addressed

The steps that are used in case study is the same as other research studies.
Often there are several similar cases to consider such as educational or social
service programmes that are delivered from a number of locations that was being
processed its nature of problems and possible solutions. A case study is after all an
analysis of persons, groups, events, decisions, periods, policies, institutions or other
systems that are studied holistically by one or more methods.
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 Jamie. “What Is A Blog? – A Guide to Understanding The Concept Of

Blogging”. https://makeawebsitehub.com/. Viewed on February 17, 2021
 Mulholland, Ben. July 6, 2018. “Writing a Listicle: The 11-Step Guide and Why
They’re Awesome”. https://www.process.st/listicle/. Viewed on February 18,
2021
 BookBaby. February 28, 2017. “What is an eBook?”.
https://blog.bookbaby.com/2017/02/what-is-an-ebook/. Viewed on February
18, 2021
 Nediger, Midori. June 25, 2020. “What is an Infographic? Examples,
Templates & Design Tips”. https://venngage.com/blog/what-is-an-infographic/.
Viewed on February 18, 2021
 BACKLINKO. Multimedia Content “Video Content”.
https://backlinko.com/hub/content/video. Viewed on February 18, 2021
 WikiHow. January 30, 2020.” How to Write a How to Guide”.
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