What Is A Blog
A blog is simply another word for a weblog, there is no difference between the two.
Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's reports that "Blog" tops their list of the 10 words of the year. Merriam-Webster Inc. said on Tuesday that blog, defined as "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks," was the most looked-up word on its Internet sites this year.
A BLOG or WEBLOG is a personal website:
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containing mostly news ("posts")
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regularly updated
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in the form of a diary (most recent posts at the top of the page), with most of the posts also arranged in categories.
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set up using a specially-designed interactive tool.
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usually created and run by a single person, sometimes anonymously.
A BLOG's Posts:
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are usally text (including external links), sometimes with pictures and, more and more often, sound and video.
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can be commented on by visitors.
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are archived on the blog and can be accessed there indefinitely.
So a BLOG is much like a "personal webpage, except that:
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is easier to set up and maintain and so much more active and more frequently updated.
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encourages a more open and personal style and franker viewpoints.
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greatly encourages discussion with visitors and other bloggers.
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sets a standard worldwide format for blogs.
Example of a blog|