What is a Blog ?

So what’s a Blog?

Blog Definition:

Here are a few definitions from other much wiser people on the ‘what is a blog?’ question to get us started. Once you’ve seen what they have to say on the topic, I’ll share my own thoughts.

 

A weblog is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in a HTML browser. [ Source ]

A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links. [ Source ]

From ‘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’. [ Source ]

A weblog is kind of a continual tour, with a human guide who you get to know. There are many guides to choose from, each develops and audience, and there’s also camaraderie and politics between the people who run weblogs, they point to each other, in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc. [ Source ]

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 ‘blogger.’ Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. Posting on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent addition featured most prominently. [ Source ]

The Features of Blog

The features that make blogs different from other websites are:

• Content is published in a chronological fashion.
• Content is updated regular.
• Readers have the possibility to leave comments.
• Other blog author can interact via trackbacks and ping-backs.
• Content is syndicated via RSS feeds.

My personal opinion and thoughts

Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

In simple terms, a blog is a website, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what’s new. Then they comment on it or link it or email you. Or not.

Since blogger was launched in 1999, blogs have reshaped the web, impacted politics, shaken up journalism, and enabled millions of people to have a voice and connect with others.

A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. a collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos of the world.