The Construct

Author’s Note: I have to admit that the ideas I posted with my take on the blogging principalia is very rough and unpolished. Therefore, it might be problematic to give reactions to my messy mindmap. I caution bloggers who would want to explore the idea to not take every concept I throw in as parts of my final position on the matter. This is an exploration and a work in progress. Though I appreciate those who do take time to read and react.

There can be several ways on how you view the blogging principalia. One is to attribute blogging as an activity of the society’s elite. Another is to view influential bloggers as members of an elite group. And I believe that what the Pinoy blogosphere is more concerned with is the second view – that within the realm of Pinoy blogging, an elite group exists.

However, I tend to view things on three varying levels (using the CDA framework of Norman Fairclough): 1) the text, 2) the discourse practice, and 3) the socio-cultural context. With blogging, this particular framework may need to be adjusted to effectively interpret how all of these things interact with each other. I now consider the blog/s as text, blogging as the discourse practice (as a process of text production and consumption) and the Pinoy blogosphere as a possible socio-cultural context on one level and then a larger socio-cultural context that is the Philippine society. Thus, this concept of blogging principalia may necessitate a combination of the two views I mentioned above.

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