2006-08-28 15:21:14 · 5 answers · asked by yunos18 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
blog
(WeBLOG) A Web site that contains dated entries in reverse chronological order (most recent first) about a particular topic. Functioning as an online newsletter, blogs can be written by one person or a group of contributors. Entries contain commentary and links to other Web sites, and images as well as a search facility may also be included. A blog with video clip entries instead of text is a "video Weblog" (see vlog).
Although some blogs invite feedback and comments from visitors, Internet newsgroup discussions, which started long before the Web, tend to be more question-and-answer oriented (see newsgroup). See also cyberjournal.
Software and Services
Blogs took off in 1999 after blog development applications such as Pitas, Blogger and GrokSoup were released. The template-based software made it easy to create an online blog and continuously add entries without having to write the pages in HTML. Blog hosting services make it even easier to create a blog. All the development is done through the browser, and no software downloads are required.
Sites that Index Blogs
By the end of 2005, there were more than 20 million blogs, and there are sites that track and index them (visit www.technorati.com and http://blogsearch.google.com).
The News Feed
Many blog sites offer an RSS or Atom syndication feed that provides headlines of their latest entries along with URLs to the content (see syndication feed).
Search the Blogosphere
After the 9/11 attacks in New York, blogs were used to convey information, thoughts and feelings faster than any previous method. On controversial issues as well as mainstream subjects, blogs can quickly reach people around the world. The "blogosphere," which is the world of blogs, has become such a forum for public expression that it is being routinely crawled for reactions and opinions about products, politics and issues of all kinds. See blog ping, crawler, blogrolling, blognosing, blogorrhea, blogger, War blog and dooced.
2006-08-28 15:25:16 · answer #1 · answered by aadhunik.com social networking s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just short for Web Log. Most blogs are also an incredible waste of time.
2006-08-28 15:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by Jimmy Crack Corn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Blog is short for "Web Log", meant as an online journal.
2006-08-28 15:25:03 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blog is a web log- aka a journal kept online.
2006-08-28 15:57:29 · answer #4 · answered by ShouldBeWorking 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just a kind of online diary............wich u cn indulge in if you got d luxuary of having a hell lotta time at u're disposal mate!!!
2006-08-28 15:36:04 · answer #5 · answered by mortal_sinner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋