What is a ‘blog’?
A website where entries
are written in journal-format. That is,
entries are submitted and displayed in chronological order.
Essentially, a blog is an online diary.
When do you use a ‘blog’?
It is used to record personal accounts,
just as a written diary is used.However, a blog can
also be used for reporting of news
and fact-based stories,much like a journal.
Definitions
The term ‘blog’ is a combination of two words:
Web + Log = Weblog
The term “Weblog” was then condensed to ‘blog’, which
is
widely used today. The term ‘blog’ can be used
as a verb, meaning to maintain or
add content to a blog, or as a noun,
as in the website containing the written content itself.
Why Blog?
Blogging has
become more and more popular and more widely used, but it, however, just now
seeing its potential. Between news, media, personal logs, current events,
popular culture, etc., blogging brings about openness
and a new free forum for people to voice
their opinions.
References
Image 1 retrieved from: http://www.moderncommonplacebook.com/why-blogging-and-i-are-a-match-made-in-heaven/
Image 2 retrieved from: http://bestbloggingplatform.blogspot.com/2012/05/best-blogging-platform.html
