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Subject: Re: Blog?
From: Beth Agnew <Beth -dot- Agnew -at- senecac -dot- on -dot- ca>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 10:59:48 -0500


"Journal" would be accurate if you wrote in it more or less daily. Blogs tend to be more flexible than that, and are often running commentaries on just about anything. I think the term blog has come to include news pages on websites as well. See http://www.elektrik-sheep.com/newspro/ regarding news pages and http://www.blogger.com for info on blogs.
--Beth

DaveC wrote:


Please help me with a basic definition.

Blog? I understand it's an abbreviation for web log, but, specifically, what is one? Is it like a journal, with daily (at least) entries?

Due, probably, to the popularity of the term and its ability to trip off the tongue, I think it's being misused. It seems to me, with my rudimentary understanding of the term, it's being stretched to cover much more than journals. Unless, of course, I'm misunderstanding it...

Blog?

Dave


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