2007-03-27 22:04:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I don't quite understand it either. I'll be watching your answers. Hope to learn with you.
2007-03-27 22:12:19 · answer #1 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is a Blog?
A significant number of visitors arrive at BlogsCanada after doing a Google search for a query like, "What are blogs?" or "Definition of blog." For the benefit of those visitors, the following definitions are offered.
Dan Gilmour gives us this definition in the draft version of his book, Making the News :
So what is a weblog, anyway? Generally speaking, it's an online journal comprised of links and postings in reverse chronological order, meaning the most recent posting appears at the top of the page. As Meg Hourihan, co-founder of Pyra Labs, the blogging software company acquired by Google in February 2003, has noted, weblogs are “post-centric” -- the posting is the key unit -- rather than “page-centric,” as with more traditional websites. Weblogs typically link to other websites and blog postings, and many allow readers to comment on the original post, thereby allowing audience discussions.
Blogs run the gamut of topics. One may be a running commentary on current events in a specific arena. It may be a series of personal musings. It may be a purely political tract, as with Joshua Micah Marshall's TalkingPointsMemo.com. It may be pointers to other people's work or products, such as Gizmodo (www.gizmodo.com), a site devoted to the latest and greatest gadgets. Or it may be a constantly updated “what's new” by a domain expert, such as Glenn Fleishman's excellent WiFi news and commentary page. While some blogging software permits readers to post their own comments, this feature has to be turned on by the blogger, and a significant number of prominent bloggers have not enabled the comment feature. At the other extreme, the Slashdot weblog, featuring news about technology and tech policy, is essentially written by its audience.
What the best individual blogs tend to have in common is voice -- they are clearly written by human beings with genuine human passion.
That's a good, in-depth definition. Looking for something a little more concise?
Matisse Enzer's Glossary of Internet Terms puts it this way:
Blog -- (weB LOG) A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.
Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently.
The University of Lethbridge's Faculty of Education has a very brief definition.
Blog - A web log: an on-line diary or frequently updated personal web page.
2007-03-28 05:14:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site. If it is website, it displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings
Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although many focus on photograph (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting).
Why don't you start at www.neigo.com, try it out online. This has very user friendly interface. It’s simple but also very useful. Also you can set each of you blog a security level such as private or public. Nice interacting tool that allow you share your thought with your online friends. Also you can insert as many as pictures you like from your photo album
http://www.neigo.com
You can do both blog and upload your photo images for free here. They have very good security for images and blog post. If you set your album or post as private, other user can not see your album's images or post unless you allow them to see it. Best of all, the message and feedback feature allow you to contact your friend or other user directly easily. Also you can set your post as draft only for you to read. After you sign up, your URL address will be "username.neigo.com". Easy to remember and you can share it with your friends. Customize themes and title allows you to set up your personal style for the interface. Also they have very good interacting tools such like message and feedback that allow you contact to other user freely.
2007-03-29 12:24:20 · answer #3 · answered by Roye 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One entry found for blog.
Main Entry: blog
Pronunciation: 'blog, 'bläg
Function: noun
Etymology: short for Weblog
: a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer
- blog·ger noun
- blog·ging noun
2007-03-28 10:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by carly071 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's the combination of the words weB LOG; they can be along the lines of an on-line diary, a way to post opinions, or anything else you want them to be. They're your own little web page with a theme.
2007-03-28 08:18:58 · answer #5 · answered by regizzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋