Defined as a shared on-line journal where people can post daily entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order"
A blog is a type of website or part of a website
Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video
Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.
Some function as more personal online diaries.
A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media
Types of Blogs
- Art blog
- Photoblog
- Video blogging
- MP3 blog
- Podcasting
- Microblogging, featuring very short posts
As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112,000,000 blogs
Origins
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives.
Justin Hall, in 1994 is generally recognized as one of the earliest blogger
Dave Winer's Scripting News is one of the oldest and longest running weblog
Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following
The Blog word was separated for the word weblog. WE-BLOG
Free blogs are available at www.blogspot.com, www.wordpress.com and www.blogger.com
SO WHY WAIT? START BLOGGING
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