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BLOGS, BLOGGING, BLOGOSPHERE, RSS: all are words bandied about with increasing frequency- both online, and in traditional media.
Where once the digital divide referred to the separation between the "haves" and the "have-nots" of computer and internet access, another burgeoning division is gaining ground.
This Divide is about those who "get" blogging, and those who "do not". As the gap closes with great speed, there is one recurring question:
What Is A Blog?
Though answers abound, they are as varied and seemingly unrelated as those who provide them.
There is Blog confusion. A lot is in the unknown quotient.
There are misconceptions. Many people perceive Blogs as a new technology.
Blog categories, and there are many, only add to this confusion.
WHAT a Blog is, is defined in large part by the "Blogger" (author/ owner) of that Blog.
The person who creates and maintains it--(known as the Blogger
) and the intent they seek to promote by it's content defines that particular Blog.
There are some common identifying characteristics of all Blogs.
- Blogs resemble aHomepage in that they are uniquely named, post somewhat regularly and can be found online. This is similar to updating one's website.
- Blogs that generate interest, regardless of the main subject, can quickly become a popular, and admired, source of information online.
- Again like a website, all Blogs have links. Blog links however, have a greater effect upon the popularity, and search engine rankings, of aa Blog than those found on a web site.
- Blogs can contain photos.
For more on what Blogs are about, click ABOUT Blogs
Here are some examples of various Blogs.
- A diary/journal/rant.
- A marketing tool that promotes a site, and/or a product.
- A news/journalism platform, most of which tend to concentrate information on specific areas, such as:
- Politics
- Entertainment
- Technology
- Medicine/Health Issues
- Education
See An Introduction to Blogs for more information about the various types of Blogs.
There are also specific components in a Blog that are not found on conventional Web pages. For example, Blog readers are able to, and encouraged to, post their Comments on Blog posts. The sheer volume of Blogs online can present an overwhelming choice factor. I've put together a list of interesting and or imfornative Blogs- BLOGS TO READ. This should help you get an idea of the variety and readability factor in Blogs today.
