bloggexempelse

Bloggexempelse is a neologism used in Scandinavian educational and media studies contexts to describe the practice of selecting and presenting exemplary blog posts as references or teaching aids. The goal is to illustrate common blogging techniques, genres, and audience interactions by curating representative samples across formats and topics. While not a standardized term, bloggexempelse is often used to support discussions of post structure, writing style, comment culture, and metadata usage.

Etymology and usage: The word blends blogg (blog) with a form of exempelse or exempel meaning “example.” Variants such as bloggexempel or blogg-exempel appear in informal contexts, with no fixed spelling or pronunciation. The term is typically descriptive rather than prescriptive and is most common in classroom or research notes rather than formal dictionaries.

Applications: In classrooms, bloggexempelse helps students analyze lead sentences, paragraph structure, tone, tags, and engagement strategies. In research, it can serve as a controlled set of exemplars for genre analysis, discourse studies, or digital-literacy curricula. For example, a teacher might assemble five posts—two personal narratives, two informational, one critique—to compare structure and reader interaction.

Limitations: The approach may bias analysis toward highly visible or polished posts, underrepresenting niche or non-dominant blogging practices and cultural variations. It also relies on curator judgment, which can affect which styles and topics are considered “exemplary.”

See also: Blogging; Content curation; Digital literacy.