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Single-topic blogs are online publications frequently updated with theme-specific media content, in many cases through user-generated contributions. In comparison to other types of collaborative blogs, single topic blog are designed with minimal emphasis on site features and authorship of published materials. Instead, they are heavily geared towards facilitating mass replication of specific memes/media through providing custom macro generators and relying on user-generated content/submission.
While the overall concept of niche blogging may have been existence for some time, it was only until recently that single topic blogs really began to grow by large numbers. In part, this can be attributed to the advent of microblogging, availability of easy online publishing tools as well as the bandwagon effect, following the media coverage of popular single topic blogs like Look At This Fucking Hipster and FAILBlog.…</p>
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<p><strong>Single-topic blogs</strong> are online publications frequently updated with theme-specific media content, in many cases through user-generated contributions. In comparison to other types of collaborative blogs, single topic blog are designed with minimal emphasis on site features and authorship of published materials. Instead, they are heavily geared towards facilitating mass replication of specific memes/media through providing custom macro generators and relying on user-generated content/submission.</p>
<h1>Origin</h1>
<p>While the overall concept of niche blogging may have been existence for some time, it was only until recently that single topic blogs really began to grow by large numbers. In part, this can be attributed to the advent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging">microblogging</a>, availability of easy online publishing tools as well as the bandwagon effect, following the media coverage of popular single topic blogs like <a href="http://www.latfh.com">Look At This Fucking Hipster</a> and <a href="http://www.failblog.org">FAILBlog</a>.</p>
<h1>Examples of Single Topic Blogs</h1>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="e5xe" href="http://www.fmylife.com" target="_blank" title="F My Life">F My Life</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="b0.b" href="http://www.failblog.org" target="_blank" title="FAIL Blog"><span class="caps">FAIL</span> Blog</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="x2fk" href="http://engrishfunny.com" target="_blank" title="Engrish Funny">Engrish Funny</a> </span><br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="xe86" href="http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/" target="_blank" title="Text From Last Night">Text From Last Night</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="jesb" href="http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com" target="_blank" title="This is Why You're Fat">This is Why You’re Fat</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="ak0q" href="http://onceuponawin.com" target="_blank" title="Once Upon a Win">Once Upon a Win</a> </span><br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="gclp" href="http://www.graphjam.com" target="_blank" title="Graph Jam">Graph Jam</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="g59u" href="http://www.latfh.com" target="_blank" title="Look At This Fucking Hipster">Look at this Fucking Hipster</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gdna" href="http://playdeadpics.com" target="_blank" title="Playing Dead">Playing Dead</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="bxr8" href="http://www.engrish.com" target="_blank" title="Engrish">Engrish</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="nipt" href="http://sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Sad Guys on Trading Floor">Sad Guys on Trading Floor</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gzn." href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/" target="_blank" title="Stuff White People Like">Stuff White People Like</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="c9-3" href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/" target="_blank" title="Awkward Family Photos">Awkward Family Photos</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="imxe" href="http://asleeponthesubway.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Asleep on the Subway">Asleep on the Subway</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="au5z" href="http://www.fupenguin.com/" target="_blank" title="F U Penguin">F U Penguin</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="baha" href="http://www.cryingwhileeating.com" target="_blank" title="Crying While Eating">Crying While Eating</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="uyw9" href="http://disgustingmakeouts.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Disgusting Makeouts">Disgusting Makeouts</a></span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="hm_z" href="http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Cake Wreck">Cake Wreck</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="nt44" href="http://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Happiest People Ever">Happiest People Ever</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="m1k:" href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/" target="_blank" title="Overheard in NY">Overheard in NY</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="ioc-" href="http://www.awkwardboners.com/" target="_blank" title="Awkward Boners">Awkward Boners</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="h9ne" href="http://www.lookatthisdouchebag.com/" target="_blank" title="Look at this Douchebag">Look at this Douchebag</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="y7ij" href="http://kanyegate.tumblr.com" target="_blank" title="KanyeGate">KanyeGate</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="jo2:" href="http://playdeadpics.com/" target="_blank" title="Playing Dead">Playing Dead</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="os_g" href="http://totallylookslike.com/" target="_blank" title="Totally Looks Like">Totally Looks Like</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="v4wz" href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/" target="_blank" title="I Can Haz Cheeseburger?">I Can Haz Cheeseburger?</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="fb2g" href="http://www.ugliesttattoos.com" target="_blank" title="UgliestTattoos">UgliestTattoos</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="oc-o" href="http://mylifeisg.com/" target="_blank" title="My Life is G">My Life is G</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="qfp_" href="http://1000awesomethings.com/" target="_blank" title="1000 Awesome Things">1000 Awesome Things</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="dqxh" href="http://thereifixedit.com/" title="There, I Fixed It">There, I Fixed It</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="muok" href="http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/" target="_blank" title="People of Walmart">People of Walmart</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="p5kc" href="http://thatwillbuffout.com/" target="_blank" title="That Will Buff Out">That Will Buff Out</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="a03v" href="http://fuckyeahsharks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Fuck Yeah Sharks">Fuck Yeah Sharks</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gd5g" href="http://thisisphotobomb.com/" target="_blank" title="This is Photobomb">This is Photobomb</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="l-:a" href="http://highdeas.com" target="_blank" title="High-deas">High-deas</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="h-m1" href="http://notalwaysright.com/" target="_blank" title="Not Always Right">Not Always Right</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="pek1" href="http://epicute.com/" target="_blank" title="Epicute: Cute Food Blog">Epicute: Cute Food Blog</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="yhfi" href="http://whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com/" target="_blank" title="Why the F Do You Have Kids">Why the F Do You Have Kids</a> </td>
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<h1>Why Single Topic Blogs?</h1>
<p>Blogging about one specific topic carries <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1503946/the_benefits_of_single_topic_blogging.html?cat=3">several advantages</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Having a blog focused on one topic leads you an air of credibility</li>
<li>It is easier to gain a reader base when you blog about one topic.</li>
<li>Blogging on one subject makes contextual advertising easier.</li>
<li>Having an entire blog on one subject is better for search engine optimization (<span class="caps">SEO</span>).</li>
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</div><div class="block"><h1>Single Topic Blog Books</h1>
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<p><strong>Single-topic blogs</strong> are online publications frequently updated with theme-specific media content, in many cases through user-generated contributions. In comparison to other types of collaborative blogs, single topic blog are designed with minimal emphasis on site features and authorship of published materials. Instead, they are heavily geared towards facilitating mass replication of specific memes/media through providing custom macro generators and relying on user-generated content/submission.</p>
<h2>Origin</h2>
<p>While the overall concept of niche blogging may have been existence for some time, it was only until recently that single topic blogs really began to grow by large numbers. In part, this can be attributed to the advent of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microblogging">microblogging</a>, availability of easy online publishing tools as well as the bandwagon effect, following the media coverage of popular single topic blogs like <a href="http://www.latfh.com">Look At This Fucking Hipster</a> and <a href="http://www.failblog.org">FAILBlog</a>.</p>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="e5xe" href="http://www.fmylife.com" target="_blank" title="F My Life">F My Life</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="b0.b" href="http://www.failblog.org" target="_blank" title="FAIL Blog"><span class="caps">FAIL</span> Blog</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="x2fk" href="http://engrishfunny.com" target="_blank" title="Engrish Funny">Engrish Funny</a> </span><br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="xe86" href="http://www.textsfromlastnight.com/" target="_blank" title="Text From Last Night">Text From Last Night</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="jesb" href="http://www.thisiswhyyourefat.com" target="_blank" title="This is Why You're Fat">This is Why You’re Fat</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="ak0q" href="http://onceuponawin.com" target="_blank" title="Once Upon a Win">Once Upon a Win</a> </span><br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="gclp" href="http://www.graphjam.com" target="_blank" title="Graph Jam">Graph Jam</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="g59u" href="http://www.latfh.com" target="_blank" title="Look At This Fucking Hipster">Look at this Fucking Hipster</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gdna" href="http://playdeadpics.com" target="_blank" title="Playing Dead">Playing Dead</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="bxr8" href="http://www.engrish.com" target="_blank" title="Engrish">Engrish</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="nipt" href="http://sadguysontradingfloors.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Sad Guys on Trading Floor">Sad Guys on Trading Floor</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gzn." href="http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/" target="_blank" title="Stuff White People Like">Stuff White People Like</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="c9-3" href="http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/" target="_blank" title="Awkward Family Photos">Awkward Family Photos</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="imxe" href="http://asleeponthesubway.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Asleep on the Subway">Asleep on the Subway</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="au5z" href="http://www.fupenguin.com/" target="_blank" title="F U Penguin">F U Penguin</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="baha" href="http://www.cryingwhileeating.com" target="_blank" title="Crying While Eating">Crying While Eating</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="uyw9" href="http://disgustingmakeouts.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Disgusting Makeouts">Disgusting Makeouts</a></span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="hm_z" href="http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Cake Wreck">Cake Wreck</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="j20q" href="http://owltattoos.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title="Owl Tattoos">Owl Tattoos</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="nt44" href="http://happiestpeopleever.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Happiest People Ever">Happiest People Ever</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="m1k:" href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/" target="_blank" title="Overheard in NY">Overheard in NY</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="ioc-" href="http://www.awkwardboners.com/" target="_blank" title="Awkward Boners">Awkward Boners</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="h9ne" href="http://www.lookatthisdouchebag.com/" target="_blank" title="Look at this Douchebag">Look at this Douchebag</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="y7ij" href="http://kanyegate.tumblr.com" target="_blank" title="KanyeGate">KanyeGate</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="jo2:" href="http://playdeadpics.com/" target="_blank" title="Playing Dead">Playing Dead</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="os_g" href="http://totallylookslike.com/" target="_blank" title="Totally Looks Like">Totally Looks Like</a> <br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="v4wz" href="http://icanhascheezburger.com/" target="_blank" title="I Can Haz Cheeseburger?">I Can Haz Cheeseburger?</a> <br></td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: 'Lucida Grande'"><a id="fb2g" href="http://www.ugliesttattoos.com" target="_blank" title="UgliestTattoos">UgliestTattoos</a> </span><br></td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="oc-o" href="http://mylifeisg.com/" target="_blank" title="My Life is G">My Life is G</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="qfp_" href="http://1000awesomethings.com/" target="_blank" title="1000 Awesome Things">1000 Awesome Things</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="dqxh" href="http://thereifixedit.com/" title="There, I Fixed It">There, I Fixed It</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="muok" href="http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/" target="_blank" title="People of Walmart">People of Walmart</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="p5kc" href="http://thatwillbuffout.com/" target="_blank" title="That Will Buff Out">That Will Buff Out</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="a03v" href="http://fuckyeahsharks.tumblr.com/" target="_blank" title="Fuck Yeah Sharks">Fuck Yeah Sharks</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="gd5g" href="http://thisisphotobomb.com/" target="_blank" title="This is Photobomb">This is Photobomb</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="l-:a" href="http://highdeas.com" target="_blank" title="High-deas">High-deas</a> </td>
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<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="h-m1" href="http://notalwaysright.com/" target="_blank" title="Not Always Right">Not Always Right</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="pek1" href="http://epicute.com/" target="_blank" title="Epicute: Cute Food Blog">Epicute: Cute Food Blog</a> </td>
<td width="33.333333333333336%"><a id="yhfi" href="http://whythefuckdoyouhaveakid.com/" target="_blank" title="Why the F Do You Have Kids">Why the F Do You Have Kids</a> </td>
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</div>
<h2>Why Single Topic Blogs?</h2>
<p>Blogging about one specific topic carries <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1503946/the_benefits_of_single_topic_blogging.html?cat=3">several advantages</a>:</p>
<ul>
<li>Having a blog focused on one topic leads you an air of credibility</li>
<li>It is easier to gain a reader base when you blog about one topic.</li>
<li>Blogging on one subject makes contextual advertising easier.</li>
<li>Having an entire blog on one subject is better for search engine optimization (<span class="caps">SEO</span>).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Single Topic Blog Books</h2>
<div class="dipity_embed" style="width:500px" align="center"><iframe width="500" height="300" src="http://www.dipity.com/hiiambradkim/Blogs-to-Books/embed_tl?ct=Mon Sep 28 2009 17:36:01 GMT-0400 (EDT)&z=6mon&bgcolor=%23002C79" style="border:1px solid #CCC;"></iframe><p style="margin:0;font-family:Arial,sans;font-size:13px;text-align:center"><a href="http://www.dipity.com/hiiambradkim/Blogs-to-Books">Timeline of Blogs to Books</a> on <a href="http://www.dipity.com/" />Dipity</a>.</p></div>
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