Blog

What’s a blog?

         A blog is your best bet for a voice among the online crowd. It’s a personal website, jam-packed with features, as easy to use as your email.

blog & blogger

           The word “blog” comes from “web + log”, and “blogger” means the person who writes blogs.

           Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal  online diaries. A typical blog combines text,  images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. 

Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting). Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.

Type

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. 

      1. Personal blogs  (i.e. Yang Lan’ Blog)

      2. Corporate and organizational blogs      (i.e. The White House Blog)

By genre

political blogs / travel blogs (also known

as travelogs) / house blogs / fashion blogs / project 

blogs /  education blogs /  niche blogs /  classical 

music blogs / quizzing blogs and law blogs(often referred to

as blawgs) or dreamlogs / art blogs / 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.

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            A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size ( at most 140 words ). A microblog entry could consist of nothing but a short sentence fragment, an image or a embedded video. 

By media type 

vlog (a blog comprising videos);

linklog (one comprising links);

sketchblog (a site containing a portfolio of sketches);

photoblog (one comprising photos);

tumblelogs (with shorter posts and mixed media types);

typecasting (blogging) ( written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs

By device 

   Moblog (written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA) 

By device

      Sousveillance (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.

2. How to become a blogger?

Get the top-level blog domain

        Get your address at the best possible Internet real estate. You’ll get an address that looks like you.blog.com. It’s the virtual equivalent of your own island in Dubai, mansion in Monte Carlo or a Manhattan flat overlooking Central Park.

Now, write a blog telling us what is your opinion about  blog.