What is a blog?
The word blog is short for web log, an online, regularly updated journal or newsletter that is readily accessible to the general public. Blogs typically report and comment on topics of interest to the author, and are usually written and posted using software specifically designed to facilitate blogging; they include hyperlinks to other website and, often, photos, video clips, and the like. The most recent entry by the blogger is posted at the beginning of the blog, with earlier entries following in reverse chronological order; comments and other responses to the blog by readers are often posted after each entry.
What are blogs used for?
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Personal Online journal |
Political comment Creating a new genre of journalism No editorial oversight |
Activism To gain support and recognition for a cause |
Business For marketing and public relations Companies and organizations may also create fake blogs, or ‘flogs', which are designed to promote a product or political viewpoint Find out more from New Makers/News Faker |
Academic Informal scholarship that provides researchers with greater potential for engagement, outreach and impact with their peers and the wider community Find out more about composing Academic Blogs (download) from Duke University |
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References:
Blog. (2008). In The Columbia Encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com/entry/columency/blog
Blog. (2009) In S. Dent (Ed.), Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. Retrieved from http://www.credoreference.com.elibrary.jcu.edu.au/entry/brewerphrase/blog
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