2007-06-17 08:25:48 · 17 answers · asked by Mikisew 6 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Comes from weblog which was the original term for a log or journal posted on the web.
2007-06-17 08:27:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kuji 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blog stands for Web Log from what I understand. I guess that Wlog would be hard to say and maybe Elog sounded too much like e-mail? Not sure, but blog stuck.
2007-06-17 08:28:33 · answer #2 · answered by StrWtchr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blog is a newly coined word and is short for weblog; A log (or diary.journal) that one keeps on the web.
2007-06-17 08:28:39 · answer #3 · answered by Joy M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A blog is a web log or an online diary. See :
2007-06-17 16:04:39 · answer #4 · answered by vin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 23:44:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a contraction of the words WEB and LOG.
2007-06-17 08:28:02 · answer #6 · answered by tabulator32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more than just a contraction of web and log. It also involves the word "blab" which means to talk.
2007-06-17 08:36:02 · answer #7 · answered by springday 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's short for web log.
2007-06-17 08:28:27 · answer #8 · answered by RF 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short for weblog.
Weblog is a portmanteau of the words "web" & "log".
2007-06-17 08:31:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-17 08:33:37 · answer #10 · answered by kevrigger 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋