Semantic tagging and classification of blogs

User generated content is one of the main exciting portion of the web. Blogs constitutes an important part of this portion, which is growing rapidly. It is fast becoming a tool for information sharing and social networking. A blog is a website maintained by an individual that contains commentary, descriptions of events, graphics or video. Entries in blogs are always displayed in reverse chronological order. In the recent years the uses of blogs have drastically increased. Because of its diversified use and its rapid increase, it has widely attracted researcher's attention. Blog classification is required for the relevant blog searches, grouping blogs at a higher conceptual level, and its use for blog post recommendations.