Blog

A blog (a contraction of the words web log)[1] is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order (the most recent post appears first)

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!here 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 !he personal blog is an ongoing diary or commentary written by an individual Microblogging #icroblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital content$which could be te%t" pictures" lin&s" short videos" or other media$on the 'nternet #icroblogging offers a portable communication mode that feels organic and spontaneous to many and has captured the public imagination (riends use it to &eep 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" boo& releases" or tour schedules A wide and growing range of add)on tools enables sophisticated updates and interaction with other applications" and the resulting profusion of functionality is helping to define new possibilities for this type of communication [*1] +%amples of these include!witter" (aceboo& and !umblr Corporate and organizational blogs A blog can be private" as in most cases" or it can be for business purposes Blogs used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or e%ternally for mar&eting" branding or public relations purposes are called corporate blogs ,imilar 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 By genre ,ome blogs focus on a particular sub.ect" such as political blogs" health blogs" travel blogs (also &nown as travelogs)" gardening blogs" house blogs"[*/][**] fashion blogs" pro.ect blogs" education blogs" niche blogs" classical music blogs" 0ui11ing blogs andlegal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs !wo 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 and one made popular is by +rica 2iamond who created Womenonthefence com which is syndicated to over two million readers monthly [*3][*4][*5][*6][*7][*8] While not a legitimate type of blog" one used for the sole purpose of spamming is &nown as a ,plog

By media type A blog comprising videos is called a vlog" one comprising lin&s is called a lin&log" a site containing a portfolio of s&etches is called as&etchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog Blogs with shorter posts and mi%ed media types are called tumblelogs Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs- see typecasting (blogging) A rare type of blog hosted on the 9opher :rotocol is &nown as a :hlog By device Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it A blog written by a mobile device li&e a mobile phone or:2A could be called a moblog
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<ne early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam" an online shared diary of a

person=s personal life combining te%t" video" and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and +ye!ap device to a web site !his practice of semi) automated blogging with live video together with te%t was referred to as sousveillance ,uch .ournals have been used as evidence in legal matters [citation
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Reverse blog A >everse Blog is composed by its users rather than a single blogger !his system has the characteristics of a blog" and the writing of several authors !hese can be written by several contributing authors on a topic" or opened up for anyone to write !here is typically some limit to the number of entries to &eep it from operating li&e a Web (orum

?ommunity and cataloging

The Blogosphere !he collective community of all blogs is &nown as the blogosphere ,ince all blogs are on the internet by definition" they may be seen as interconnected and socially networ&ed" through blogrolls" comments" lin&bac&s (refbac&s" trac&bac&s or pingbac&s) and bac&lin&s 2iscussions "in the blogosphere" are 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" 'nternet mar&eters pay close attention to "trends in the blogosphere" [31] Blog search engines ,everal blog search engines are used to search blog contents" such as Bloglines" Blog,cope" and !echnorati !echnorati" which is among the more popular blog search engines" provides current information on both popular searches and tags used to categori1e blog postings [3/] !he research community is wor&ing on going beyond simple &eyword search" by inventing new ways to navigate through

huge amounts of information present in the blogosphere" as demonstrated by pro.ects li&e Blog,cope [citation needed] Blogging communities and directories ,everal online communities e%ist that connect people to blogs and bloggers to other bloggers" including Blog?atalog and#yBlog@og [3*] 'nterest)specific blogging platforms are also available (or instance" Blogster has a si1able community of political bloggers among its members 9lobal Aoices aggregates international bloggers" "with emphasis on voices that are not ordinarily heard in international mainstream media "[33] Blogging and advertising 't is common for blogs to feature advertisements either to financially benefit the blogger or to promote the blogger=s favorite causes !he popularity of blogs has also given rise to "fa&e blogs" in which a company will create a fictional blog as a mar&eting tool to promote a product [34]