General vs. Technical Blogging

By a general blog, I mean a blog where you write something very general, like your daily activity routine blog or an informal blog whereas a technical blog will have something important to discuss. It will discuss a technical topic. Technical blogging differs from general blogging in content, in style and approach of presentation, in attitude, in organization, and in language. If you compare a general or literary blog, such as a story and a technical blog text, you will find the striking differences between the two. The first difference is the content itself. Technical writing is a transfer of information related to specialized subjects and various scientific and technical issues. It is a process of communicating a specific message to specific audience with a specific purpose. The repetition of the word specific indicates the special nature of technical blogging. In fact, it is this need-based specific characteristic of technical blogging, which makes it so different from general blogging. The second difference is the style of presentation. While general blogging may use both formal and informal styles of communication, technical blogging will always be better if formal. It may involve certain elements such as formal vocabulary, specialized terminology, graphics aid and non-verbal data such as graphs and spreadsheets. Moreover, technical bloggers generally use certain complex and important exposition techniques such as description, classification, hypothesis, narration, explanation, comparison and contrast. The third important difference is the approach of presentation. Unlike general blogging which may be subjective or objective, technical blogging is always objective and purpose oriented. A technical blogger is not concerned with sentiments or emotions. Technical blogging generally involves a systematic discussion, analysis and interpretation of facts and objects rather than expressions of feelings and emotions. It is, therefore, marked by objectivity, impersonal attitude, clarity and precision.