What is a "blog"?
"Blog" is an abbreviated version of the term "weblog," which is describes web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information or more realistically a list of ongoing thoughts and stories.
A blog is a frequently updated, personal website featuring diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites. Blogs can be used to share information or just comment on the world events. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.
Many blogs focus on a particular topic, such as parenting, relationships, sports or politics. Some are more eclectic, presenting links to all types of other sites and just a place for someone to express themselves – their likes and dislikes in a web form media. Others are more like personal journals, presenting the author's daily life and thoughts.
Blogs usually have a few things in common:
- A main content area with articles listed chronologically, newest on top.
- Articles are often are organized into categories.
- An archive of older articles.
- A way for people to leave comments about the articles.
- A list of links to other related sites, sometimes called a "blogroll".
- One or more "feeds" like RSS, Atom or RDF files.
- A calendar
What you choose to put on your blog is entirely up to you. You can use a blog offered free or you can design your own. What’s most important about a blog is that it is a reflection of you or your company.
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