What is A Blog?
Posted by Neena on 12/22/08 in blog resources
On a site called Blog Resources, it would be wrong to not start at the beginning. The word blog is such a common term these days, that many people just assume that everyone knows what that is. And those that don’t feel stupid asking.
But not here. Ask any question you like. And let’s start at square one.
The term blog is short for weblog. It is basically an online journal. And it can be about anything.
Common types of blogs are as follows:
- personal blogs
- family blogs
- business blogs
- company blogs
- niche blogs
- team blogs
- club/group blogs
Think of a blog like a diary. In a diary, everyday, or so people write an entry. They start at the beginning of the book and continue writing until they reach the end. On a blog it is the other way around. Everytime an entry is added (these entries are called posts) the newest one is displayed first and the oldest last.
A blog can have one author or many authors.
A blog can be public or private.
It can be updated as often as the author chooses - anywhere from several times a day to once in a blue moon.
The blog type of website is popular for many reasons. The number one reason being that it is easy to set up. Anybody can start a blog for free from any one of a ton of free hosting sites. This takes a matter of minutes.
And it is kind of exciting to have an instantaneous presence on the web.
But days pass and the steam runs out. That is the inherent problem with blogging - they need to updated to keep readers coming back. Or do they?
Now that we know the answer to “What is a Blog?” (this site is one!), we can look into the different types of blogs and the reasons that people begin their online journey.







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