Definitions of the word blog

A blog (a truncation of «weblog«)^[1] is an informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page. Until 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual,^{[citation needed]} occasionally of a small group, and often covered a single subject or topic. In the 2010s, «multi-author blogs» (MABs) emerged, featuring the writing of multiple authors and sometimes professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets, universities, think tanks, advocacy groups, and similar institutions account for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other «microblogging» systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

The emergence and growth of blogs in the late 1990s coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated the posting of content by non-technical users who did not have much experience with HTML or computer programming. Previously, knowledge of such technologies as HTML and File Transfer Protocol had been required to publish content on the Web, and early Web users therefore tended to be hackers and computer enthusiasts. In the 2010s, the majority are interactive Web 2.0 websites, allowing visitors to leave online comments, and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.^[2] In that sense, blogging can be seen as a form of social networking service. Indeed, bloggers not only produce content to post on their blogs but also often build social relations with their readers and other bloggers.^[3] Blog owners or authors often moderate and filter online comments to remove hate speech or other offensive content. There are also high-readership blogs which do not allow comments.

Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject or topic, ranging from philosophy, religion, and arts to science, politics, and sports. Others function as more personal online diaries or online brand advertising of a particular individual or company. A typical blog combines text, digital images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art blogs), photographs (photoblogs), videos (video blogs or «vlogs«), music (MP3 blogs), and audio (podcasts). In education, blogs can be used as instructional resources; these are referred to as edublogs. Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.

‘Blog’ and ‘blogging’ are now loosely used for content creation and sharing on social media, especially when the content is long-form and one creates and shares content on regular basis. So, one could be maintaining a blog on Facebook or blogging on Instagram. Blogging is writing about what you like. In other words, writing about what you know and providing valuable information to people searching for it.

A 2022 estimate suggested that there were over 600 million public blogs out of more than 1.9 billion websites.^[4]

History

The term «weblog» was coined by Jorn Barger^[5] on December 17, 1997. The short form, «blog», was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in May 1999.^[6][7][8] Shortly thereafter, Evan Williams at Pyra Labs used «blog» as both a noun and verb («to blog», meaning «to edit one’s weblog or to post to one’s weblog») and devised the term «blogger» in connection with Pyra Labs’ Blogger product, leading to the popularization of the terms.^[9]

Origins

Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms, including Usenet, commercial online services such as GEnie, Byte Information Exchange (BIX) and the early CompuServe, e-mail lists,^[10] and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). In the 1990s, Internet forum software created running conversations with «threads». Threads are topical connections between messages on a virtual «corkboard». From June 14, 1993, Mosaic Communications Corporation maintained their «What’s New»^[11] list of new websites, updated daily and archived monthly. The page was accessible by a special «What’s New» button in the Mosaic web browser.

The earliest instance of a commercial blog was on the first business to consumer Web site created in 1995 by Ty, Inc., which featured a blog in a section called «Online Diary». The entries were maintained by featured Beanie Babies that were voted for monthly by Web site visitors.^[12]

The modern blog evolved from the online diary where people would keep a running account of the events in their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. Justin Hall, who began personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College, is generally recognized as one of the earlier bloggers,^[13] as is Jerry Pournelle.^[14] Dave Winer’s Scripting News is also credited with being one of the older and longer running weblogs.^[15][16] The Australian Netguide magazine maintained the Daily Net News^[17] on their web site from 1996. Daily Net News ran links and daily reviews of new websites, mostly in Australia.

Another early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person’s personal life combining text, digital video, and digital pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site in 1994. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance, and such journals were also used as evidence in legal matters. Some early bloggers, such as The Misanthropic Bitch, who began in 1997, actually referred to their online presence as a zine, before the term blog entered common usage.

The first research paper about blogging was Torill Mortensen and Jill Walker Rettberg’s paper «Blogging Thoughts»,^[18] which analysed how blogs were being used to foster research communities and the exchange of ideas and scholarship, and how this new means of networking overturns traditional power structures.

Technology

Early blogs were simply manually updated components of common Websites. In 1995, the «Online Diary» on the Ty, Inc. Web site was produced and updated manually before any blogging programs were available. Posts were made to appear in reverse chronological order by manually updating text-based HTML code using FTP software in real time several times a day. To users, this offered the appearance of a live diary that contained multiple new entries per day. At the beginning of each new day, new diary entries were manually coded into a new HTML file, and at the start of each month, diary entries were archived into their own folder, which contained a separate HTML page for every day of the month. Then, menus that contained links to the most recent diary entry were updated manually throughout the site. This text-based method of organizing thousands of files served as a springboard to define future blogging styles that were captured by blogging software developed years later.^[12]

The evolution of electronic and software tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of Web articles posted in reverse chronological order made the publishing process feasible for a much larger and less technically-inclined population. Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of «blogging». Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, on regular web hosting services, or run using blog software.

Rise in popularity

After a slow start, blogging rapidly gained in popularity. Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following, being further popularized by the near-simultaneous arrival of the first hosted blog tools:

• Bruce Ableson launched Open Diary in October 1998, which soon grew to thousands of online diaries. Open Diary innovated the reader comment, becoming the first blog community where readers could add comments to other writers’ blog entries.
• Brad Fitzpatrick started LiveJournal in March 1999.
• Andrew Smales created Pitas.com in July 1999 as an easier alternative to maintaining a «news page» on a Web site, followed by DiaryLand in September 1999, focusing more on a personal diary community.^[19]
• Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan (Pyra Labs) launched Blogger.com in August 1999 (purchased by Google in February 2003)

Political impact

An early milestone in the rise in importance of blogs came in 2002, when many bloggers focused on comments by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.^[20] Senator Lott, at a party honoring U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, praised Senator Thurmond by suggesting that the United States would have been better off had Thurmond been elected president. Lott’s critics saw these comments as tacit approval of racial segregation, a policy advocated by Thurmond’s 1948 presidential campaign. This view was reinforced by documents and recorded interviews dug up by bloggers. (See Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo.) Though Lott’s comments were made at a public event attended by the media, no major media organizations reported on his controversial comments until after blogs broke the story. Blogging helped to create a political crisis that forced Lott to step down as majority leader.

Similarly, blogs were among the driving forces behind the «Rathergate» scandal. Television journalist Dan Rather presented documents on the CBS show 60 Minutes that conflicted with accepted accounts of President Bush’s military service record. Bloggers declared the documents to be forgeries and presented evidence and arguments in support of that view. Consequently, CBS apologized for what it said were inadequate reporting techniques (see Little Green Footballs). The impact of these stories gave greater credibility to blogs as a medium of news dissemination.

In Russia, some political bloggers have started to challenge the dominance of official, overwhelmingly pro-government media. Bloggers such as Rustem Adagamov and Alexei Navalny have many followers, and the latter’s nickname for the ruling United Russia party as the «party of crooks and thieves» has been adopted by anti-regime protesters.^[21] This led to The Wall Street Journal calling Navalny «the man Vladimir Putin fears most» in March 2012.^[22]

Mainstream popularity

By 2004, the role of blogs became increasingly mainstream, as political consultants, news services, and candidates began using them as tools for outreach and opinion forming. Blogging was established by politicians and political candidates to express opinions on war and other issues and cemented blogs’ role as a news source. (See Howard Dean and Wesley Clark.) Even politicians not actively campaigning, such as the UK’s Labour Party’s Member of Parliament (MP) Tom Watson, began to blog to bond with constituents. In January 2005, Fortune magazine listed eight bloggers whom business people «could not ignore»: Peter Rojas, Xeni Jardin, Ben Trott, Mena Trott, Jonathan Schwartz, Jason Goldman, Robert Scoble, and Jason Calacanis.^[23]

Israel was among the first national governments to set up an official blog.^[24] Under David Saranga, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs became active in adopting Web 2.0 initiatives, including an official video blog^[24] and a political blog.^[25] The Foreign Ministry also held a microblogging press conference via Twitter about its war with Hamas, with Saranga answering questions from the public in common text-messaging abbreviations during a live worldwide press conference.^[26] The questions and answers were later posted on IsraelPolitik, the country’s official political blog.^[27]

The impact of blogging on the mainstream media has also been acknowledged by governments. In 2009, the presence of the American journalism industry had declined to the point that several newspaper corporations were filing for bankruptcy, resulting in less direct competition between newspapers within the same circulation area. Discussion emerged as to whether the newspaper industry would benefit from a stimulus package by the federal government. U.S. President Barack Obama acknowledged the emerging influence of blogging upon society by saying, «if the direction of the news is all blogosphere, all opinions, with no serious fact-checking, no serious attempts to put stories in context, then what you will end up getting is people shouting at each other across the void, but not a lot of mutual understanding».^[28] Between 2009 and 2012, an Orwell Prize for blogging was awarded.

Types

There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written.

Personal blogs

The personal blog is an ongoing online diary or commentary written by an individual, rather than a corporation or organization. While the vast majority of personal blogs attract very few readers, other than the blogger’s immediate family and friends, a small number of personal blogs have become popular, to the point that they have attracted lucrative advertising sponsorship. A tiny number of personal bloggers have become famous, both in the online community and in the real world.

Collaborative blogs or group blogs

A type of weblog in which posts are written and published by more than one author. The majority of high-profile collaborative blogs are organised according to a single uniting theme, such as politics, technology or advocacy. In recent years, the blogosphere has seen the emergence and growing popularity of more collaborative efforts, often set up by already established bloggers wishing to pool time and resources, both to reduce the pressure of maintaining a popular website and to attract a larger readership.

Microblogging

Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital content—which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other media—on the internet. Microblogging offers a portable communication mode that feels organic and spontaneous to many users. It has captured the public imagination, in part because the short posts are easy to read on the go or when waiting. Friends use it to keep in touch, business associates use it to coordinate meetings or share useful resources, and celebrities and politicians (or their publicists) microblog about concert dates, lectures, book releases, or tour schedules. A wide and growing range of add-on tools enables sophisticated updates and interaction with other applications. The resulting profusion of functionality is helping to define new possibilities for this type of communication.^[29] Examples of these include Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and, by far the largest, Weibo.

Corporate and organizational blogs

A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business or not-for-profit organization or government purposes. Blogs used internally and only available to employees via an Intranet are called corporate blogs. Companies use internal corporate blogs to enhance the communication, culture and employee engagement in a corporation. Internal corporate blogs can be used to communicate news about company policies or procedures, build employee esprit de corps and improve morale. Companies and other organizations also use external, publicly accessible blogs for marketing, branding, or public relations purposes. Some organizations have a blog authored by their executive; in practice, many of these executive blog posts are penned by a ghostwriter who makes posts in the style of the credited author. Similar blogs for clubs and societies are called club blogs, group blogs, or by similar names; typical use is to inform members and other interested parties of club and member activities.

Aggregated blogs

Individuals or organization may aggregate selected feeds on a specific topic, product or service and provide a combined view for its readers. This allows readers to concentrate on reading instead of searching for quality on-topic content and managing subscriptions. Many such aggregations called planets from name of Planet (software) that perform such aggregation, hosting sites usually have planet. subdomain in domain name (like http://planet.gnome.org/).

By genre

Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs, journalism blogs, health blogs, travel blogs (also known as travelogs), gardening blogs, house blogs, Book Blogs,^[30][31] fashion blogs, beauty blogs, lifestyle blogs, party blogs, wedding blogs, photography blogs, project blogs, psychology blogs, sociology blogs, education blogs, niche blogs, classical music blogs, quizzing blogs, legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs), or dreamlogs. How-to/Tutorial blogs are becoming increasing popular.^[32] Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs and music blogs. A blog featuring discussions, especially about home and family is not uncommonly called a mom blog. While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming is known as a splog.

By media type

A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog. Blogs with shorter posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs. Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs. A rare type of blog hosted on the Gopher Protocol is known as a phlog.

By device

A blog can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.^[33] One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person’s personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.^{[citation needed]}

Reverse blog

A reverse blog is composed by its users rather than a single blogger. This system has the characteristics of a blog and the writing of several authors. These can be written by several contributing authors on a topic or opened up for anyone to write. There is typically some limit to the number of entries to keep it from operating like a web forum.^{[citation needed]}

Community and cataloging

Blogosphere

The collective community of all blogs and blog authors, particularly notable and widely read blogs, is known as the blogosphere. Since all blogs are on the internet by definition, they may be seen as interconnected and socially networked, through blogrolls, comments, linkbacks (refbacks, trackbacks or pingbacks), and backlinks. Discussions «in the blogosphere» were occasionally used by the media as a gauge of public opinion on various issues. Because new, untapped communities of bloggers and their readers can emerge in the space of a few years, Internet marketers pay close attention to «trends in the blogosphere».^[34]

Blog search engines

Several blog search engines have been used to search blog contents, such as Bloglines (defunct), BlogScope (defunct), and Technorati (defunct).

Blogging communities and directories

Several online communities exist that connect people to blogs and bloggers to other bloggers. Interest-specific blogging platforms are also available. For instance, Blogster has a sizable community of political bloggers among its members. Global Voices aggregates international bloggers, «with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media.»^[35]

Blogging and advertising

It is common for blogs to feature banner advertisements or promotional content, either to financially benefit the blogger, support website hosting costs, or to promote the blogger’s favourite causes or products. The popularity of blogs has also given rise to «fake blogs» in which a company will create a fictional blog as a marketing tool to promote a product.^[36]

As the popularity of blogging continued to rise (as of 2006), the commercialisation of blogging is rapidly increasing. Many corporations and companies collaborate with bloggers to increase advertising and engage online communities with their products. In the book Fans, Bloggers, and Gamers, Henry Jenkins stated that «Bloggers take knowledge into their own hands, enabling successful navigation within and between these emerging knowledge cultures. One can see such behaviour as co-optation into commodity culture insofar as it sometimes collaborates with corporate interests, but one can also see it as increasing the diversity of media culture, providing opportunities for greater inclusiveness, and making more responsive to consumers.»^[37]

Early popularity

• Before 2006: The blogdex project was launched by researchers in the MIT Media Lab to crawl the Web and gather data from thousands of blogs to investigate their social properties. Information was gathered by the tool for over four years, during which it autonomously tracked the most contagious information spreading in the blog community, ranking it by recency and popularity. It can, therefore,^{[original research?]} be considered the first instantiation of a memetracker. The project was replaced by tailrank.com, which in turn has been replaced by spinn3r.com.
• 2006: Blogs are given rankings by Alexa Internet (web hits of Alexa Toolbar users), and formerly by blog search engine Technorati based on the number of incoming links (Technorati stopped doing this in 2014). In August 2006, Technorati found that the most linked-to blog on the internet was that of Chinese actress Xu Jinglei.^[38] Chinese media Xinhua reported that this blog received more than 50 million page views, claiming it to be the most popular blog in the world.^{[39][better source needed]} Technorati rated Boing Boing to be the most-read group-written blog.^[38]
• 2008: As of 2008, blogging had become such a mania that a new blog was created every second of every minute of every hour of every day.^[40] Researchers have actively analyzed the dynamics of how blogs become popular. There are essentially two measures of this: popularity through citations, as well as popularity through affiliation (i.e., blogroll). The basic conclusion from studies of the structure of blogs is that while it takes time for a blog to become popular through blogrolls, permalinks can boost popularity more quickly and are perhaps more indicative of popularity and authority than blogrolls since they denote that people are actually reading the blog’s content and deem it valuable or noteworthy in specific cases.^[41]

Blurring with the mass media

Many bloggers, particularly those engaged in participatory journalism, are amateur journalists, and thus they differentiate themselves from the professional reporters and editors who work in mainstream media organizations. Other bloggers are media professionals who are publishing online, rather than via a TV station or newspaper, either as an add-on to a traditional media presence (e.g., hosting a radio show or writing a column in a paper newspaper), or as their sole journalistic output. Some institutions and organizations see blogging as a means of «getting around the filter» of media «gatekeepers» and pushing their messages directly to the public. Many mainstream journalists, meanwhile, write their own blogs—well over 300, according to CyberJournalist.net’s J-blog list.^{[citation needed]} The first known use of a blog on a news site was in August 1998, when Jonathan Dube of The Charlotte Observer published one chronicling Hurricane Bonnie.^[42]

Some bloggers have moved over to other media. The following bloggers (and others) have appeared on radio and television: Duncan Black (known widely by his pseudonym, Atrios), Glenn Reynolds (Instapundit), Markos Moulitsas Zúniga (Daily Kos), Alex Steffen (Worldchanging), Ana Marie Cox (Wonkette), Nate Silver (FiveThirtyEight.com), and Ezra Klein (Ezra Klein blog in The American Prospect, now in The Washington Post»). In counterpoint, Hugh Hewitt exemplifies a mass media personality who has moved in the other direction, adding to his reach in «old media» by being an influential blogger. Similarly, it was Emergency Preparedness and Safety Tips On Air and Online blog articles that captured Surgeon General of the United States Richard Carmona’s attention and earned his kudos for the associated broadcasts by talk show host Lisa Tolliver and Westchester Emergency Volunteer Reserves-Medical Reserve Corps Director Marianne Partridge.^[43][44]

Blogs have also had an influence on minority languages, bringing together scattered speakers and learners; this is particularly so with blogs in Gaelic languages. Minority language publishing (which may lack economic feasibility) can find its audience through inexpensive blogging. There are examples of bloggers who have published books based on their blogs, e.g., Salam Pax, Ellen Simonetti, Jessica Cutler, and ScrappleFace. Blog-based books have been given the name blook. A prize for the best blog-based book was initiated in 2005,^[45] the Lulu Blooker Prize.^[46] However, success has been elusive offline, with many of these books not selling as well as their blogs. The book based on Julie Powell’s blog «The Julie/Julia Project» was made into the film Julie & Julia, apparently the first to do so.

Consumer-generated advertising

Consumer-generated advertising is a relatively new and controversial development, and it has created a new model of marketing communication from businesses to consumers. Among the various forms of advertising on blog, the most controversial are the sponsored posts.^[47] These are blog entries or posts and may be in the form of feedback, reviews, opinion, videos, etc. and usually contain a link back to the desired site using a keyword or several keywords. Blogs have led to some disintermediation and a breakdown of the traditional advertising model, where companies can skip over the advertising agencies (previously the only interface with the customer) and contact the customers directly via social media websites. On the other hand, new companies specialised in blog advertising have been established to take advantage of this new development as well. However, there are many people who look negatively on this new development. Some believe that any form of commercial activity on blogs will destroy the blogosphere’s credibility.^[48]

Legal and social consequences

Blogging can result in a range of legal liabilities and other unforeseen consequences.^[49]

Defamation or liability

Several cases have been brought before the national courts against bloggers concerning issues of defamation or liability. U.S. payouts related to blogging totalled $17.4 million by 2009; in some cases these have been covered by umbrella insurance.^[50] The courts have returned with mixed verdicts. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), in general, are immune from liability for information that originates with third parties (U.S. Communications Decency Act and the EU Directive 2000/31/EC). In Doe v. Cahill, the Delaware Supreme Court held that stringent standards had to be met to unmask the anonymous bloggers and also took the unusual step of dismissing the libel case itself (as unfounded under American libel law) rather than referring it back to the trial court for reconsideration.^[51] In a bizarre twist, the Cahills were able to obtain the identity of John Doe, who turned out to be the person they suspected: the town’s mayor, Councilman Cahill’s political rival. The Cahills amended their original complaint, and the mayor settled the case rather than going to trial.

In January 2007, two prominent Malaysian political bloggers, Jeff Ooi and Ahirudin Attan, were sued by a pro-government newspaper, The New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad, Kalimullah bin Masheerul Hassan, Hishamuddin bin Aun and Brenden John a/l John Pereira over alleged defamation. The plaintiff was supported by the Malaysian government.^[52] Following the suit, the Malaysian government proposed to «register» all bloggers in Malaysia to better control parties against their interests.^[53] This is the first such legal case against bloggers in the country. In the United States, blogger Aaron Wall was sued by Traffic Power for defamation and publication of trade secrets in 2005.^[54] According to Wired magazine, Traffic Power had been «banned from Google for allegedly rigging search engine results.»^[55] Wall and other «white hat» search engine optimization consultants had exposed Traffic Power in what they claim was an effort to protect the public. The case was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction, and Traffic Power failed to appeal within the allowed time.^[56]

In 2009, NDTV issued a legal notice to Indian blogger Kunte for a blog post criticizing their coverage of the Mumbai attacks.^[57] The blogger unconditionally withdrew his post, which resulted in several Indian bloggers criticizing NDTV for trying to silence critics.^[58]

Employment

Employees who blog about elements of their place of employment can begin to affect the reputation of their employer, either in a positive way, if the employee is praising the employer and its workplaces, or in a negative way, if the blogger is making negative comments about the company or its practices.

In general, attempts by employee bloggers to protect themselves by maintaining anonymity have proved ineffective.^[59] In 2009, a controversial and landmark decision by The Hon. Mr Justice Eady refused to grant an order to protect the anonymity of Richard Horton. Horton was a police officer in the United Kingdom who blogged about his job under the name «NightJack».^[60]

Delta Air Lines fired flight attendant Ellen Simonetti because she posted photographs of herself in uniform on an aeroplane and because of comments posted on her blog «Queen of Sky: Diary of a Flight Attendant» which the employer deemed inappropriate.^[61][62] This case highlighted the issue of personal blogging and freedom of expression versus employer rights and responsibilities, and so it received wide media attention. Simonetti took legal action against the airline for «wrongful termination, defamation of character and lost future wages».^[63] The suit was postponed while Delta was in bankruptcy proceedings.^[64]

In early 2006, Erik Ringmar, a senior lecturer at the London School of Economics, was ordered by the convenor of his department to «take down and destroy» his blog in which he discussed the quality of education at the school.^[65]

Mark Jen was terminated in 2005 after 10 days of employment as an assistant product manager at Google for discussing corporate secrets on his personal blog, then called 99zeros and hosted on the Google-owned Blogger service.^[66] He blogged about unreleased products and company finances a week before the company’s earnings announcement. He was fired two days after he complied with his employer’s request to remove the sensitive material from his blog.^[67]

In India, blogger Gaurav Sabnis resigned from IBM after his posts questioned the claims made by a management school.^[68] Jessica Cutler, aka «The Washingtonienne», blogged about her sex life while employed as a congressional assistant. After the blog was discovered and she was fired,^[69] she wrote a novel based on her experiences and blog: The Washingtonienne: A Novel. As of 2006, Cutler is being sued by one of her former lovers in a case that could establish the extent to which bloggers are obligated to protect the privacy of their real life associates.^[70]

Catherine Sanderson, a.k.a. Petite Anglaise, lost her job in Paris at a British accountancy firm because of blogging.^[71] Although given in the blog in a fairly anonymous manner, some of the descriptions of the firm and some of its people were less than flattering. Sanderson later won a compensation claim case against the British firm, however.^[72]

On the other hand, Penelope Trunk wrote an upbeat article in The Boston Globe in 2006, entitled «Blogs ‘essential’ to a good career».^[73] She was one of the first journalists to point out that a large portion of bloggers are professionals and that a well-written blog can help attract employers.

Business owners

Business owners who blog about their business can also run into legal consequences. Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, was fined during the 2006 NBA playoffs for criticizing NBA officials on the court and in his blog.^[74]

Political dangers

Blogging can sometimes have unforeseen consequences in politically sensitive areas. In some countries, Internet police or secret police may monitor blogs and arrest blog authors or commentators. Blogs can be much harder to control than broadcast or print media because a person can create a blog whose authorship is hard to trace by using anonymity technology such as Tor. As a result, totalitarian and authoritarian regimes often seek to suppress blogs and/or punish those who maintain them.

In Singapore, two ethnic Chinese individuals were imprisoned under the country’s anti-sedition law for posting anti-Muslim remarks in their blogs.^[75] Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer was charged with insulting the Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and an Islamic institution through his blog. It is the first time in the history of Egypt that a blogger was prosecuted. After a brief trial session that took place in Alexandria, the blogger was found guilty and sentenced to prison terms of three years for insulting Islam and inciting sedition and one year for insulting Mubarak.^[76] Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was arrested in April 2007 for anti-government writings in his blog. Monem is a member of the then banned Muslim Brotherhood. After the 2011 Egyptian revolution, the Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad was charged with insulting the military for an article he wrote on his personal blog and sentenced to 3 years.^[77]

After expressing opinions in his personal blog about the state of the Sudanese armed forces, Jan Pronk, United Nations Special Representative for Sudan, was given three days notice to leave Sudan. The Sudanese army had demanded his deportation.^[78][79] In Myanmar, Nay Phone Latt, a blogger, was sentenced to 20 years in jail for posting a cartoon critical of head of state Than Shwe.^[80]

Personal safety

One consequence of blogging is the possibility of online or in-person attacks or threats against the blogger, sometimes without apparent reason. In some cases, bloggers have faced cyberbullying. Kathy Sierra, author of the blog «Creating Passionate Users»,^[81] was the target of threats and misogynistic insults to the point that she cancelled her keynote speech at a technology conference in San Diego, fearing for her safety.^[82] While a blogger’s anonymity is often tenuous, Internet trolls who would attack a blogger with threats or insults can be emboldened by the anonymity of the online environment, where some users are known only by a pseudonymous «username» (e.g., «Hacker1984»). Sierra and supporters initiated an online discussion aimed at countering abusive online behaviour^[83] and developed a Blogger’s Code of Conduct, which set out a rules for behaviour in the online space.

Behaviour

The Blogger’s Code of Conduct is a list of seven proposed ideas.

See also

References

Further reading

External links

• Computer Law and Security Report Volume 22 Issue 2, Pages 127–136 blogs, Lies and the Doocing by Sylvia Kierkegaard (2006)
• Legal Guide for bloggers by the Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Law Library Legal Blawgs Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress

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—Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2023




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—Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023




Curry is among those who has been unafraid to delve into some of society’s more difficult topics, speaking out after Floyd’s killing and contributing to the Players’ Tribune website where athletes blog about their views unfiltered by traditional media.


—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022




Lots of people knew before that announcement, but, for once, didn’t tweet it, blog it, or post it on Facebook.


—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Feb. 2010




Discover have been tremendously good to me during my tenure here, and it’s been a joy to blog alongside Phil, Sean, Carl, Razib, Sheril, Chris, Nikki, Val, and others.


—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2012




And a person can ask it to write almost anything—from business plans and movie scripts, to blog posts, poetry, and Linux code—and produce startling humanlike outputs.


—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023


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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• enPR: blŏg, IPA^(key): /blɒɡ/
• (US) often IPA^(key): /blɑɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɒɡ

Etymology 1[edit]

Rebracketing of weblog. The Oxford English Dictionary says the shortened word was coined May 23, 1999 and references the «Jargon Watch» article in an issue of an online magazine^[1] which attributes the shortening to Peter Merholz.^[2]

Noun[edit]

blog (plural blogs)

1. (Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

   • 2002, Biz Stone, chapter 1, in Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content, Indianapolis: New Riders Pub., →ISBN, page 4:

     So you see, the blog has been around since the beginning of the web; that is how basic the concept is. Today’s blogs, and the activity of blogging, have taken on more meaning, but the concept of it all is still very simple and rooted in the beginning and intentions of the web itself.

2. (Internet) An individual post to a blog.

   This blog was originally posted on my personal site but is reproduced on the forums for greater visibility.

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

blog (third-person singular simple present blogs, present participle blogging, simple past and past participle blogged)

1. (blogging, transitive, intransitive) To contribute to a blog.

   • 2002, Biz Stone, Blogging: Genius Strategies for Instant Web Content, Indianapolis: New Riders Pub., →ISBN, page 163:

     Blogger Anil Dash summed up the initial reaction well when he blogged his assessment of Macromedia’s new blogging strategy: […]

   • 2009, Jeff Jarvis, What would Google do?, New York: HarperLuxe, →ISBN, page 40:

     I hadn’t blogged myself, because I thought I had nothing to say. After 9/11, I did. So I planned to write the blog for a few weeks, until I ran out of memories.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

blog (third-person singular simple present blogs, present participle blogging, simple past and past participle blogged)

1. (Britain, slang) To blag, to steal something; to acquire something illegally.

Translations[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

blog (uncountable)

1. (dated, fandom slang, humorous) Alternative letter-case form of Blog

   • 1960, Rich Brown & Paul Stanbery, The Golden Halls of Mirth‎^[5], published 2006-07-19:

     The earliest form we know about composed before Rhysling was blinded, at some drinking bout, and the verses concerned what he would do at the SoLaCon I—if he could find enough blog, a mimeo, and a few willing femmefans.

   • 1994 June 7, David E Romm, “Re: To Ghost or Not To Ghost…”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet‎^[6], message-ID <71443.1447-070694144409@dialup-3-152.gw.umn.edu>:

     The closest we came to that was not serving alcohol in the consuite one year. That was a significant success for it’s main purpose. We actually came up with a definition of a fan, albeit a partial one phrased in the negative: Anyone who comes to Minicon just because there’s free beer in the consuite is not a fan. That year there was more alcohol and more kinds* of alcohol than at any Minicon before or since; all the real fans who liked to drink brought their own and shared. The policy mainly discouraged the jerks who liked to hang out at the consuite and hit on the women. We did that for one year and happily went back to serving beer and blog.

   • 1995 September 4, Lindsay Crawford, “Re: Intersection”, in rec.arts.sf.fandom, Usenet‎^[7], message-ID <9509042250393785@emerald.com>:

     I can’t speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you.

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

blog (third-person singular simple present blogs, present participle blogging, simple past and past participle blogged)

1. (obsolete, West Country) To look sullen or sulky^[3]
   • 1746, Exmoor Courtship 1879 edition[8], page 58:

     […] Thee be olweys wother egging or yeaking […] blogging or glumping, rearing or snapping […]

Further reading[edit]

• blog on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

• GLBO, LGBO, glob

Catalan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• bloc (obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈblɔk/

Noun[edit]

blog m (plural blogs)

1. blog

Further reading[edit]

• “blog”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “blog” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Noun[edit]

blog

1. a blog

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈblok]

Noun[edit]

blog m inan

1. blog

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• blog in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• blog in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog. (2000).

Noun[edit]

blog c (singular definite bloggen, plural indefinite blogs)

1. blog

Derived terms[edit]

• blogge
• blogger

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /blɔx/
• Hyphenation: blog
• Rhymes: -ɔx

Noun[edit]

blog m or n (plural blogs, diminutive blogje n)

1. A blog.

   Synonym: weblog

Derived terms[edit]

• bloggen

[edit]

• blogger

French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• blogue (Canada)

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /blɔɡ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɡ

Noun[edit]

blog m (plural blogs)

1. (Internet) blog

Derived terms[edit]

• bloguer
• blogueur
• blogosphère
• vidéoblog

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [ˈbloɡ]
• Hyphenation: blog
• Rhymes: -oɡ

Noun[edit]

blog (plural blogok)

1. blog

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	blog	blogok
accusative	blogot	blogokat
dative	blognak	blogoknak
instrumental	bloggal	blogokkal
causal-final	blogért	blogokért
translative	bloggá	blogokká
terminative	blogig	blogokig
essive-formal	blogként	blogokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	blogban	blogokban
superessive	blogon	blogokon
adessive	blognál	blogoknál
illative	blogba	blogokba
sublative	blogra	blogokra
allative	bloghoz	blogokhoz
elative	blogból	blogokból
delative	blogról	blogokról
ablative	blogtól	blogoktól
non-attributive possessive — singular	blogé	blogoké
non-attributive possessive — plural	blogéi	blogokéi

Possessive forms of blog
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	blogom	blogjaim
2nd person sing.	blogod	blogjaid
3rd person sing.	blogja	blogjai
1st person plural	blogunk	blogjaink
2nd person plural	blogotok	blogjaitok
3rd person plural	blogjuk	blogjaik

Derived terms[edit]

[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English blog.

Noun[edit]

blog m (invariable)

1. (Internet) blog

Derived terms[edit]

• bloggare
• blogger
• blogosfera
• fotoblog

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog. First attested in 2001.^[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /blɔk/
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: blog
• Homophone: blok

Noun[edit]

blog m inan or m anim

1. (blogging) blog

   autorski blog ― an authorial blog

   dobry blog ― a good blog

   fascynujący blog ― a fascinating blog

   internetowy blog ― an internet blog

   naukowy blog ― a scientific blog

   prywatny blog ― a private blog

   blog fotograficzny ― a photography blog

   blog historyczny ― a history blog

   tematyczny blog ― a thematic blog

   darmowe blogi ― free blogs

   blogi literackie ― literature blogs

   blogi polityczne ― political blogs

   blogi sponsorowane ― sponsored blogs

   blogi dziennikarzy ― journalists’ blogs

   blogi polityków ― politicians’ blogs

   blog z przepisami kulinarnymi ― a blog with cooking recipes

   blog o e-biznesie ― a blog about e-business

   autor bloga ― the author of a blog

   redakcja bloga ― the editorial staff of a blog

   współautor bloga ― a coauthoer of a blog

   właściciel bloga ― the owner of a blog

   czytelnik bloga ― a reader of a blog

   adres bloga ― blog address

   nazwa bloga ― the name of a blog

   tematyka bloga ― the subject matter of a blog

   zapis bloga ― a blog record

   komentarze do bloga/blogu ― blog comments

   serwisy z blogami ― blog services

   wpis na blogu/w blogu ― a blog entry

   tworzenie bloga/blogu ― blog creation

   zakładanie bloga/blogu ― (the act of) setting up a blog

   czytać bloga/blog ― to read a blog

   odwiedzać bloga/blog ― to visit a blog

   przeglądać bloga/blog ― to browse a blog

   komentować bloga/blog ― to comment on a blog

   pisać bloga/blog ― to write a blog

   prowadzić bloga/blog ― to run a blog

   publikować teksty na blogach ― to publish text on blogs

   publikować zdjęcia na blogach ― to publish images on blogs

   zarabiać na blogach ― to make money on blogs

Declension[edit]

or:

Derived terms[edit]

[edit]

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• blog in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• blog in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English blog.

Noun[edit]

blog m (plural blogs)

1. Alternative form of blogue

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Noun[edit]

blòg m (Cyrillic spelling бло̀г)

1. blog

Declension[edit]

Slovak[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): [blok]

Noun[edit]

blog m inan (genitive singular blogu, nominative plural blogy, genitive plural blogov, declension pattern of dub)

1. blog

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

• blog in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /ˈbloɡ/ [ˈbloɣ̞]
• Rhymes: -oɡ
• Syllabification: blog

Noun[edit]

blog m (plural blogs)

1. (Internet) blog

Further reading[edit]

• “blog”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English blog.

Noun[edit]

blog (definite accusative blogu, plural bloglar)

1. (Internet) blog

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative	blog
Definite accusative	blogu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	blog	bloglar
Definite accusative	blogu	blogları
Dative	bloga	bloglara
Locative	blogda	bloglarda
Ablative	blogdan	bloglardan
Genitive	blogun	blogların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular blogum bloglarım 2nd singular blogun blogların 3rd singular blogu blogları 1st plural blogumuz bloglarımız 2nd plural blogunuz bloglarınız 3rd plural blogları blogları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular blogumu bloglarımı 2nd singular blogunu bloglarını 3rd singular blogunu bloglarını 1st plural blogumuzu bloglarımızı 2nd plural blogunuzu bloglarınızı 3rd plural bloglarını bloglarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular bloguma bloglarıma 2nd singular bloguna bloglarına 3rd singular bloguna bloglarına 1st plural blogumuza bloglarımıza 2nd plural blogunuza bloglarınıza 3rd plural bloglarına bloglarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular blogumda bloglarımda 2nd singular blogunda bloglarında 3rd singular blogunda bloglarında 1st plural blogumuzda bloglarımızda 2nd plural blogunuzda bloglarınızda 3rd plural bloglarında bloglarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular blogumdan bloglarımdan 2nd singular blogundan bloglarından 3rd singular blogundan bloglarından 1st plural blogumuzdan bloglarımızdan 2nd plural blogunuzdan bloglarınızdan 3rd plural bloglarından bloglarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular blogumun bloglarımın 2nd singular blogunun bloglarının 3rd singular blogunun bloglarının 1st plural blogumuzun bloglarımızın 2nd plural blogunuzun bloglarınızın 3rd plural bloglarının bloglarının

Derived terms[edit]

• blogcu

Welsh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English blog.

Pronunciation[edit]

• • IPA^(key): /blɔɡ/

Noun[edit]

blog m (plural blogiau)

1. blog

Derived terms[edit]

• blogio (“to blog”)
• blogiwr (“blogger”)

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
blog	flog	mlog	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading[edit]

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “blog”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

1	1   0 A hybrid form of Internet communication that combines a column, diary and directory. The term, short for «Web log» refers to a frequently updated collection of short articles on various subjects with links to further resources. ?

2	1   0 Blog  a regularly updated website or web page, written in an informal or conversational style and displayed in reverse chronological order.

3	1   0 Blog short for "web log", a website or service that allows someone to periodically record their thoughts, feelings, and opinions, similar to a diary or journal.  Many are text-and-pictur [..]

4	0   0 Blog Short for ‘weblog’, a blog is an online personal diary with thoughts and opinions on life as well as links to other websites the author likes.

5	0   0 Blog Short for “weblog,” this is a special kind of website for self-publishing, often done by the owner of the site (the “blogger”), but sometimes by a committee of authors who rotate by day, for e [..]

6	0   0 Blog 1998, short for weblog (which is attested from 1994, though not in the sense «online journal»), from (World Wide) Web + log. Joe Bloggs (c. 1969) was British slang for «any hypothetical [..]

7	0   0 Blog Refers to a weblog, a web page that contains journal-like entries and links that are updated daily for public viewing.

8	0   0 Blog A Web log written for and posted to the Internet using such software as www.blogger.com. Readers access the blog through the Web (e.g., http://hrmarketer.blogspot.com/) or subscribe to the blog’s RS [..]

9	0   0 Blog A blog, which derives from the term “weblog,” is a website designed to make it easy for users to create entries in chronological order. The entries are then displayed in reverse chronological orde [..]

10	0   0 Blog A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.

11	0   0 Blog (web log) website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.

12	0   0 Blog   From "web log". A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. Updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger.&am [..]

13	0   0 Blog (weB LOG) 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 typically [..]

14	0   0 Blog    web log

15	0   0 Blog Short for web log; usually a chronological record of thoughts, links, events, or actions posted on the web. For examples, see the Yahoo Directory of Weblogs. For another point of view, see John Dvorak [..]

16	0   0 Blog Short for «Web log,» an online journal to which regular entries are posted. Some blogs cover a specific topic, and feature commentaries, videos, and/or other material on that subject; others [..]

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0   0 Blog Web site on which Internet users make regular entries. Most blogs are based around a particular theme, with readers encouraged to add comments. Blogs typically contain a number of pages of related topics, along with links to other blogs and web sites. Forms include text, video (vblog), photographs (photoblog), or audio (podcasting). Authors of blog [..]

18	0   0 Blog Short for «Web Log,» this term refers to a list of journal entries posted on a Web page. Anybody who knows how to create and publish a Web page can publish their own blog. Some Web hosts hav [..]

19	0   0 Blog A blog is an online journal or “log” of any given subject. Blogs are easy to update‚ manage‚ and syndicate‚ powered by individuals and/or corporations and enable users to comment on postings [..]

20	0   0 Blog (an abbreviation for Weblog

21	0   0 Blog is short for a weblog.

22	0   0 Blog An online journal or diary and a very popular current method of sharing your thoughts with the world. It is also very popular as a marketing tool. This article is found within Thinking IT’s blog.

23	0   0 Blog (n.) Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author. (v.)To [..]

24	0   0 Blog blogirn

25	0   0 Blog noun Definition: An electronic journal or diary. Word History: Internet

26	0   0 Blog See: Weblog.

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0   0 Blog Short for weblog, a blog is an online journal. Candidates use blogs to tell visitors to their websites about their activities. Others use blogs to follow the development of campaign issues or events. Political blogs are created by “bloggers,” individuals who post commentary and news from their own perspective. Political blogs, like blogs in gen [..]

28	0   0 Blog A blog, or, more «formally,» a web log, is a journal or log of your activities posted to the internet, whether these are your personal trip, the projects a business is completing, or just yo [..]

29	0   0 Blog An internet journal that is usually updated frequently. Posts are in a "diary" format. Comments are usually allowed. Click here to find out why blogs changed the face of the internet [..]

30	0   0 Blog A blog is type of website. Usually, one person regularly publishes short articles. Frequently, readers can make comments about each article.

31	0   0 Blog This word is a combination of web and log. Some sites have a blog allowing subscribers to communicate, and site owners to post comments to those interested. Some blogs are used by individuals as a social network medium.

32	0   0 Blog Comes from “weblog” or “web log.” A continually updated “journal” that is usually run by an individual or small group. Blogs are typically informal in nature. Most blogs are part of a larg [..]

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0   0 Blog a concatenated version of Web and log, it’s an online diary, journal or newsletter that is frequently updated. Generally blogs are public, frank, running commentaries that show the personality of the author or organization. Blogs are a popular source of unabashedly biased opinion in political information and alternative news coverage. Also see [..]

34	0   0 Blog Short for web-log. An web-based journal.

35	0   0 Blog A blog (short for «web log») is a discussion forum where you can make posts and others can post comments in response. With news feeds and syndication (such as RSS), readers and aggregators c [..]

36	0   0 Blog A blog is a website consisting of articles, or «posts,» typically associated with a single person or organization. Blogs can address a wide range of topics from politics to food culture to the arts. They can be the work of a single author or a group of contributors.

37	0   0 Blog Web log

38	0   0 Blog Shortened from “web log” a blog is a user-generated Web site where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.

39	0   0 Blog A blog is information that is instantly published to a Web site.  Blog scripting allows someone to automatically post information to a Web site. The information first goes to a blogger Web site.  Th [..]

40	0   0 Blog An online commentary or diary often written by individuals about hobbies or areas of specialist interest. Blogs commonly allow comments below entries and are published in reverse chronological order. Also known as a weblog.

41	0   0 Blog Short for web log, an online commentary or diary often written by individuals about their specialist interests, hobbies, family etc.

42	0   0 Blog A periodically updated journal, typically formatted in reverse chronological order. Many blogs not only archive and categorize information, but also provide a feed and allow simple user interaction li [..]

43	0   0 Blog a website or online environment reserved for posting comments on a designated topic. Unlike a wiki, a blog presents every participant’s personality and opinion as opposed to encouraging consensus.

44	0   0 Blog Salesforce Acquires HeyWire!

45	0   0 Blog An extension of the personal website consisting of regular journal-like entries posted on a webpage for public viewing. Blogs usually contain links to other websites along with the thoughts, comments, [..]

46	0   0 Blog A blog is an online journal or publication that includes relatively short, discrete articles, called posts, that are typically organized by date with the most recent posts first. Frequently, blogs all [..]

47	0   0 Blog Discussion or informative website consisting of posts usually displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent appearing first) to which users can subscribe through an RSS feed. See RSS, RSS [..]

48	0   0 Blog A blog (short for weblog) is an online journal or diary of an individual’s opinions and latest news that is updated regularly, in chronological order. Many blogs allow visitors to make comments, [..]

49	0   0 Blog without written permission from the author Mandy Barrow.

50	0   0 Blog Enterprise Cloud Blog

51	0   0 Blog Latest

52	0   0 Blog An online commentary or diary often written by individuals about hobbies or areas of specialist interest. Also called a weblog.

53	0   0 Blog One of the first widespread Web-native publishing formats, generally characterized by reverse chronological ordering, rapid response, linking, and robust commenting. While originally perceived to be l [..]

54	0   0 Blog A website that is frequently updated with reverse chronological posts. Short for the word ‘weblog’. Became popular because the tools to blog are cheap (how about free?) and easy so anyone co [..]

55	0   0 Blog An online commentary or diary often written by individuals about hobbies or areas of specialist interest. Blogs commonly allow comments below entries and are published in reverse chronological order. [..]

56	0   0 Blog Weblogs, commonly referred to as blogs, are a relatively new form of personal publishing. In the last few years the Web has witnessed a blogging explosion. A blog is similar to an electronic journal o [..]

57	0   0 Blog a self-published diary or commentary on a particular topic that may allow visitors to post responses, reactions, or comments. The term is short for “Web log.”

58	0   0 Blog A blog is a portmanteau of the words ‘web’ and ‘log’, and are used by individuals and/or companies to commentate on anything of their choosing. Corporate blogs are typically used to communicate key information and analysis with customers, employees and other partners.

59	0   0 Blog Short for Web log. A blog is a Web site to which one or more people post their personal observations on particular subjects. Postings to blogs typically are frequent and consistent.

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0   0 Blog A weblog, Web log or simply a blog, is a web application which contains periodic posts on a common webpage. These posts are often but not necessarily in reverse chronological order. Such a website would typically be accessible to any Internet user. The term "blog" came into common use as a way of avoiding confusion with the term s [..]

61	0   0 Blog A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. «Blog» can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add con [..]

62	0   0 Blog Originally, blogs (a combination of web and log) were usually online diaries, but have since evolved greatly. Most current blogs are topical — focusing on a specific topic (for example, politics, phot [..]

63	0   0 Blog An online journal or column used to publish personal or company information in an informal manner.

64	0   0 Blog A contraction of the term “weblog”. A blog is a type of website, usually maintained by a blog moderator with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material [..]

65	0   0 Blog An online space regularly updated presenting the opinions or activities of one or a group of individuals.

66	0   0 Blog (weB LOG)

67	0   0 Blog A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog"). A blog is a type of website, usually supported by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other mate [..]

68	0   0 Blog , short for “web log”, is a website where users publish content (known as posts) on a regular basis. Blog posts are typically displayed in reverse-chronological order, meaning that the newest cont [..]

69	0   0 Blog Acronym for ‘web log’, a blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The act of updating a blog is referred to as ‘blogging’ and those who keep blogs, are known as ‘bloggers’ [..]

70	0   0 Blog Acronym for ‘web log’, a blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The act of updating a blog is referred to as ‘blogging’ and those who keep blogs, are known as ‘bloggers’ [..]

71	0   0 Blog Blog is short for web log. They are logs of entries on specific topics that relate to areas of expertise of the writer. They range from expressing opinions, expressing data, reviewing products or serv [..]

72	0   0 Blog A diary-format website. Simplified web tools make be used to create it. Newsfeeds are sometimes done in simple blog format, with headline and first paragraph of a number of unrelated news stories. You [..]

73	0   0 Blog blog (short for short for weblog) simply refers to a frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links. The term can be used to describe a type of a publicly accessible personal j [..]

74	0   0 Blog Short for ‘web log’, this is a user-generated website where entries are made in a journal style, and usually displayed in reverse chronological order. A typical blog combines text, images, and lin [..]

75	0   0 Blog Short for web log, a blog is a publicly accessible journal kept on the Internet. They can be about any topic that the maintainer (or blogger) wishes to write about. Our Community Site features blogs o [..]

76	0   0 Blog Short for web log, a blog (or weblog, or less commonly, ‘blog) is a web site containing periodic (usually frequent) posts. Blogs are usually syndicated via either some type of RSS or Atom and oft [..]

77	0   0 Blog A blog (short for “weblog”) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a [..]

78	0   0 Blog 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 typ [..]

79	0   0 Blog A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and web links. Blogs are short for weblogs.

80	0   0 Blog A jargon term for a collection of zombie computers — a string of compromised computers attached to the internet that can be used to send out spam or launch a ‘denial of service’ attack.

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0   0 Blog 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 typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.

82	0   0 Blog A personal journal or diary posted on the Internet that is frequently updated and written in a personal tone.

83	0   0 Blog This website is a blog! An online journal where people can share opinions and discuss various topics.

84	0   0 Blog As an abreviation for «web blog» these allow people to communicate with others (most often in an informal conversational manner). Blog owners can post stories, pictures, videos and music for friends and family to see.

85	0   0 Blog short for ‘Web log’; an online dairy of your thoughts on a specific topic or whatever crosses your mind; see discussion forum

86	0   0 Blog A blog is a type of website that usually features thoughts, opinions, links and photos. There are different types of blogs, ranging from personal blogs of people you might know to company blogs and ce [..]

87	0   0 Blog A blog, or weblog, is an online journal, diary, or serial published by a person or group of people.

88	0   0 Blog Great way to narrate your work to enable others to learn from your example.

89	0   0 Blog Interactive Web journal or diary, the contents of which are posted online where they are viewable by some or all individuals. The act of updating a blog is called “blogging.” A person who keeps a blog is referred to as a “blogger.” The term was created by combining “web” and “log.”

90	0   0 Blog (n) a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies(v) read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal

91	0   0 Blog Short for Web log, these websites are similar to a journal, easy to update and are often used for commentary on a narrow or niche subject. Blogs can be link to and often comments to the author’s pos [..]

92	0   0 Blog Contraction for Web Log; Blogs have become a popular way for Internet users to post information organized around an area of interest or expertise. Blog platforms provide the infrastructure necessary t [..]

93	0   0 Blog (weBLOG) A website documenting someone’s life and/or thoughts.

94	0   0 Blog (weBLOG) A website documenting someone’s life and/or thoughts.

95	0   0 Blog The term blog stands for Weblog. A weblog used to be a way for website owners to communicate with a small group of people. Today, blogs have become much more as website owners sell products, offer opinions, syndicate their content, and more with blogging software and services.

96	0   0 Blog see weblog.

97	0   0 Blog Short for «web log.» A blog is an updatable website that is chronologically arranged, and updated at the user’s discretion. What makes a blog different than a regular website is the fac [..]

98	0   0 Blog Customer Stories Contact Free Trial Demo Support Login Platform Managed DNS Dedicated DNS Pulsar Solutions Technical Features Industries Business Solutions Pricing Managed DNS Pricing Dedicated DNS Pricing Pulsar Pricing Demo

99	0   0 Blog A blog is a frequently updated portion of a website that is run by an individual or business. Initially, blogs were a place for individuals to share their personal experiences and opinions, but they a [..]

100	0   0 Blog an essential for any ecommerce business, a blog is simply an online log of content relevant to your market. These should be bolted on to your ecommerce site, and most platforms you choose to run your [..]

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0   0 Blog A blog is a website or section of a website that is regularly updated with new content (or posts). Often written in an informal style, it can also be described as an online journal. ‘Blog’ can also be used to refer to an individual post or article. Blogs can serve as great tools for content marketing and SEO.

102	0   0 Blog A user-generated, shared online journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; «postings on a blog are usually in chronological order. Derived from «Web log,» «blog» can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

103	0   0 Blog Short for “Web log,” a blog is usually defined as an online diary or journal. It is usually updated frequently and offered in a dated log format with the most recent entry at the top of the page. [..]

104	1   1 Blog  An ongoing internet-based publication, in chronological format, often focusing on a mix of news, commentary, and analysis, with frequent links to other sites on the web. (TiPb is a blog.)

105	0   0 Blog An online journal (blog is short for web log) that may be available to the general public or entirely private, open to select friends and family. You can usually adjust your blog settings to restrict visitors from commenting on your blog entries.

106	0   0 Blog www.wayfarer.me

107	0   0 Blog Short for weblog, a blog is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles and commentaries by a specific author. Companies large and small use blogs to stay in touch with a much la [..]

108	0   0 Blog Contents of such an online personal journal established on the Internet.

109	0   0 Blog An online communication where people submit (post) ideas. Others may feed into an idea exchange.

110	0   0 Blog is a website, or section of a website, where entries are made on a regular basis, in the style of a journal. Many popular blogging platforms are available that make setting up and publishing to a blog [..]

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0   0 Blog Web site on which Internet users make regular entries. Most blogs are based around a particular theme, with readers encouraged to add comments. Blogs typically contain a number of pages of related topics, along with links to other blogs and web sites. Forms include text, video (vblog), photographs (photoblog), or audio (podcasting). Authors of blog [..]

112	0   0 Blog Common parlance for weblog, a kind of website or component within a website whereby an individual may post journal entries which are then viewable by visitors to the site, ordered from the most recent to the eldest entries.

113	0   0 Blog Short for weB LOG, a blog is a website that is maintained by one user, or a group of users, where the users post updates. Some are used as online diaries, but others may be corporate. A company that m [..]

114	0   0 Blog An online journal, written by individuals/groups of people/ companies. A blog can be about any topic the person wishes to write about whether it be a documentary, description of events, video logs etc [..]

115	0   0 Blog A container of Blog Posts. related: blogs, journal

116	0   0 Blog This is a regularly updated website or webpage that features essay-style information written on a specific theme or topic. The term blog comes from ‘web-log’ and many early blogs were written in a similar way to diaries or logs.

117	0   0 Blog AKC Pet Insurance Blog

118	0   0 Blog (Also called weblog) An online journal or diary.

119	0   0 Blog Short for “Web log,” a specialized site that allows an individual or group of individuals to share a running log of events and personal insights with online audiences. Blogging has caught on as a [..]

120	0   0 Blog A blog is a web site with frequent, chronological postings that appear at the top of the page.

121	0   0 Blog Online journal or noticeboard (web log) where individuals or organisations can comment on specific subjects and invite responses so generating an ongoing debate.

122	0   0 Blog Arguably the most powerful weapon in the content marketing arsenal. A multimedia or written piece that addresses a specific topic and is used to drive visitors to your website through keywords, backli [..]

123	0   0 Blog A blog is a website on which its author shares own experience, thoughts, opinions, and activities. The word was created from two parts: “web” and “log”. Blogs are usually managed by individual [..]

124	0   0 Blog A form of online journal that allows you to ‘speak’ in a casual manner about any subject and receive comments from others

125	0   0 Blog A blog is an online journal or publication that includes relatively short, discrete articles, called posts, that are typically organized by date with the most recent posts first. Frequently, blogs all [..]

126	0   0 Blog (dated,fandom slang|originally|nonce|jocular) A cocktail or punch served at science fiction conventions. Ingredients vary for different conventions. * »’1955»’, Liverpool Science Fiction Society, [..]

127	0   0 Blog A blog (a truncation of «weblog») is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically [..]

128	0   0 Blog A blog is a website where entries are written in chronological order and commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. Blog may also refer to: Blog 27, a Polish musical group fronted by Tola Szl [..]

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0   1 Blog A web log is usually defined as a personal or noncommercial web site that uses a dated log format (usually with the most recent at the top of the page) and contains links to other web sites along with commentary about those sites. A web log is updated frequently and sometimes groups links by specific subjects, such as politics, news, pop culture, o [..]

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0   1 Blog Short for Web Log. A blog is an online journal or diary where a writer, known as a blogger, may chronicle his/her daily life or comment on news and popular culture. There are many different sites and platforms for blogs, such as Google’s Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, Tumblr and Xanga. For more information about blogging, see www.netsmartz.org/Blog [..]

131	0   1 Blog Short for web log and similar to an online diary, often open for anyone to view. Often used by schoolchildren to describe their classrooms activities and communicate with other students worldwide.

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