Let’s begin with some definitions. A
bit dry, we realize, but this is a necessary evil. First we’ll define the word
this whole site is based around – blog.
A blog is a frequently updated
online personal journal or diary. It is a place to express yourself to the
world. A place to share your thoughts and your passions. Really, it’s anything
you want it to be. For our purposes we’ll say that a blog is your own website
that you are going to update on an ongoing basis. Blog is a short form for the
word weblog and the two words are used interchangeably.
As so often happens in the English
language, many derivatives of the word blog have been created. One who
participates in the activities of maintaining a blog is known as a blogger and
the activity of keeping a blog is known as blogging. So we could say that the
blogger blogs in his blog, but that might cause your English teacher to weep.
We are going to use these terms with alarming frequency, so make sure you
understand what they mean before you go on.
Blog (noun) – a journal or diary that is on the Internet.
Blogger (noun) – a person who keeps a blog – Bloggers are
revolutionizing the way news is shared.
Blog (verb) – to write a blog – I am going to blog before
breakfast this morning.
Blogging (verb) – the action of writing a blog – Blogging is my way
of sharing my passions with the world.
Originally blogs were known
primarily as places for people to write about their day-to-day activities.
Their mundane, everyday tasks became fodder for journal entries. Somehow these
writers gained a following and the hobby of blogging was born. Today, people
write about far more interesting topics, but we’ll get to that in a minute.
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