So what is a blog anyway? They ask us every week via email, chat and instant messaging conversations to define “What is a blog”? If you’re reading this, may well be the same question.
There are a number of ways you could answer this question ranging from large to high technology.
Before defining the “what is a blog” question – here are some definitions of others :
- A weblog is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in a HTML browser.
- A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.
- From” Weblog.com ” 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.
- A weblog is a kind of continuous path with a human guide who you get to know. There are many guides to choose from, each develops an audience, and there is also camaraderie and politics between the people who run weblogs, they point to each other in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc.
- 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 updated daily with the software that allows people with little or no technique for updating and maintaining the blog.Postings on a blog are almost always in chronological order, with the most recent additions appear more prominent.
- A blog is a website in which articles are published on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Create a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an existing item from a blog is called “blogs”. The articles on a blog called “blog posts”, “blogs” or “entries”. A person who sends these entries is called a “blogger.” A blog comprises text, hypertext, images and links (to web pages and video, audio and other files). Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. Often blogs focus on a particular “zone of interest” such as Washington, DC political goings-on. Some blogs discuss personal experiences etc in essence one can blog about anything.
So what is a blog?
Confused yet? No – it’s really very simple. To put it as simply as possible online-career.com definition for a blog is – a blog is a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from most recent “post” (or entry) at the top of the homepage of the largest entries toward the bottom.
Check out the main page of on here for an example.
Ok – Now you are a seasoned blog reader – you’ve seen two already at least.
Blogs are usually (but not always) written by one person and are updated fairly regularly. Blogs are often (but not always) written on a particular topic – there are links to almost any topic imaginable. From photography, to spirituality, to recipes, to personal diaries of hobbies – blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people in contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends and even do business with people with similar interests around the world.
Blogs usually have some features that are useful to know if you get the most out of them as a reader. Let’s look briefly at a couple.
Archives – You can search on the first page of a blog and I think there is not much for them. A few recent entries, some links to other sites and not much else. However, its worth knowing that there are many more things inside that might initially meet the eye. For example, in addition to the main page of this blog – at the time of writing this post there are over 520 other pages or posts under the surface that we have written in recent months just check the site-map to see some other posts.
When we write a post like this go to the top of the page. As it grows and we can add more current posts that begins its journey down the page until it disappears. This is not the end of it’s life however, because it enters the ‘File’ of my blog. Sounds like a dark and dusty, but it’s really like a file that is easily accessible in a couple of ways. You can read my ‘archives’ simply by looking at the “sidebar” (far left of this blog) in the “File” or the “categories”. There you will see links to all my old messages that can be accessed either by category. You will see a category for ‘Advertising’ – click on that link and you can see all my old posts on the subject of advertising with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.
Comments – Not all blogs use comments – but most do. This blog is not a monologue but a conversation. You can give me your opinion on almost everything I write, simply by clicking the “comments” link at the end of each of my posts. This takes you to a small form where you leave your name, email and a link to your personal blog, if you have one, and their comments, comment, criticize, question, an essay about why you like my blog, promise Money … . etc.) Try it now. Scroll to the bottom of this page, the comments of “click and fill in the blank with a short introduction to yourself.
A great way to learn about blogs is to read a few. Leave some comments, questions and mark your favorites. A better way to learn about blogs is to start your own. Ok – you may laugh at me now – you think you are not web savvy enough to have your own site? Do not know where to start? You do not know how?
My Secret – Let me share a secret with you – three years ago I knew nothing about blogs, who had never used the Internet for more than email, surfing and chatting with friends and I could only barely do anything about it! But one day I discovered a blog and after surfing from one to another (blogs tend to link to other blogs a lot) for a few hours I was hooked and wanted to start mine. I have found that blogs are free services that almost anyone can create in minutes. It really is that simple. Literally millions of people uses blogs around the world. It is not just something for young people, or geeks, or cool folk, or Westerners, or even people with their own computers – instead is something that virtually anyone with access to a computer and the Internet once or twice a week can be implemented.
Still confused? Want more information? Below are some helpful articles on the subject – there are many more on the web – just do a search on your favorite search engine. Otherwise shoot via a comment below with your question and I will do my best to get back to you.
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