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BLOG

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B.ED- PHYSICAL SCIENCE
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BLOG
A blog (a truncation of the expression weblog )is a discussion or
informational site published on the World Wide Web and consisting of
discrete entries ("posts") typically displayed in reverse chronological order
(the most recent post appears first). Until 2009 blogs were usually the work
of a single individual[citation needed], occasionally of a small group, and
often covered a single subject. More recently "multi-author blogs" (MABs)
have developed, with posts written by large numbers of authors and
professionally edited. MABs from newspapers, other media outlets,
universities, think tanks, advocacy groups and similar institutions account
for an increasing quantity of blog traffic. The rise of Twitter and other "micro
blogging" systems helps integrate MABs and single-author blogs into
societal new streams. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning to
maintain or add content to a blog.

The emergence and growth of blogs in the late 1990s coincided with the
advent of web publishing tools that facilitated the posting of content by non-
technical users. (Previously, knowledge of such technologies as HTML and
FTP had been required to publish content on the Web.)

A majority are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even
message each other via GUI widgets on the blogs, and it is this interactivity
that distinguishes them from other static websites In that sense, blogging
can be seen as a form of social networking service. Indeed, bloggers do
not only produce content to post on their blogs, but also build social
relations with their readers and other bloggers.There are high-readership
blogs which do not allow comments, such as Daring Fireball.

Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject; others function as
more personal online diaries; others function more as online brand
advertising of a particular individual or company. A typical blog combines
text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related
to its topic. The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive
format is an important contribution to the popularity of many blogs. Most
blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (art blogs),
photographs (photoblogs), videos (video blogs or "vlogs"), music (MP3
blogs), and audio (podcasts). Microblogging is another type of blogging,
featuring very short posts. In education, blogs can be used as instructional
resources. These blogs are referred to as edublogs.
Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms,
includingUsenet, commercial online services such as GEnie, BiX and the
early CompuServe, e-mail lists and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS). In the
1990s, Internet forum software, created running conversations with
"threads". Threads are topical connections between messages on a virtual
"corkboard".
From 14 June 1993 Mosaic Communications Corporation maintained their
"Whats New"list of new websites, updated daily and archived monthly. The
page was accessible by a special "What's New" button in the Mosaic web
browser.
The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a
running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves
diarists, journalists, or journalers. Justin Hall, who began personal blogging
in 1994 while a student atSwarthmore College, is generally recognized as
one of the earlier bloggers, as is Jerry Pournelle. Dave Winer's Scripting
News is also credited with being one of the older and longer running
weblogs. The Australian Netguide magazine maintained the Daily Net
News on their web site from 1996. Daily Net News ran links and daily
reviews of new websites, mostly in Australia. Another early blog was
Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal
life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a wearable
computer and EyeTap device to a web site in 1994. This practice of semi-
automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to
as sousveillance, and such journals were also used as evidence in legal
matters.
Early blogs were simply manually updated components of common Web
sites. However, the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and
maintenance of Web articles posted in reverse chronological order made
the publishing process feasible to a much larger, less technical, population.
Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that
produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of
browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be
hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog
software, or on regular web hosting services.
Some early bloggers, such as The Misanthropic Bitch, who began in 1997,
actually referred to their online presence as a zine, before the term blog
entered common usage.
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There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of
content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written.

Personal blogs
The personal blog is an ongoing diary or commentary written by an
individual.
Microblogging
Microblogging is the practice of posting small pieces of digital content
which could be text, pictures, links, short videos, or other mediaon the
Internet. Microblogging offers a portable communication mode that feels
organic and spontaneous to many and has captured the public imagination.
Friends use it to keep in touch, business associates use it to coordinate
meetings or share useful resources, and celebrities and politicians (or their
publicists) microblog about concert dates, lectures, book releases, or tour
schedules. A wide and growing range of add-on tools enables sophisticated
updates and interaction with other applications, and the resulting profusion
of functionality is helping to define new possibilities for this type of
communication. Examples of these include Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and
by far the largest WeiBo.
Corporate and organizational blogs
A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes.
Blogs used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a
corporation or externally for marketing, branding or public relations
purposes are called corporate blogs. Similar blogs for clubs and societies
are called club blogs, group blogs, or by similar names; typical use is to
inform members and other interested parties of club and member activities.
By genre
Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs, health
blogs, travel blogs (also known as travelogs), gardening blogs, house
blogs, fashion blogs, project blogs, education blogs, niche blogs, classical
music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs)
or dreamlogs. How To/Tutorial blogs are becoming increasing popular.]
Two common types of genre blogs are art blogs and music blogs. A blog
featuring discussions especially about home and family is not uncommonly
called a mom blog and one made popular is by Erica Diamond who created
Womenonthefence.com which is syndicated to over two million readers
monthly. While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose
of spamming is known as a Splog.
A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a
linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or
By media type
one comprising photos is called a photoblog. Blogs with shorter posts and
mixed media types are called tumblelogs. Blogs that are written on
typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs; see
typecasting (blogging).
A rare type of blog hosted on the Gopher Protocol is known as a Phlog.
By device
Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A
blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called
a moblog. One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online
shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures
transmitted live from a wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web
site. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with
text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as
evidence in legal matters.[citation needed]
Reverse blog
A Reverse Blog is composed by its users rather than a single blogger. This
system has the characteristics of a blog, and the writing of several authors.
These can be written by several contributing authors on a topic, or opened
up for anyone to write. There is typically some limit to the number of entries
to keep it from operating like a Web Forum.[citation needed]rms.


Although some bloggers have (or have achieved) prominence and expertise
that makes them as influential in politics and other areas as established
journalists, reviewers, and critics (some of which maintain blogs themselves),
many bloggers reach relatively few readers and discuss matters of largely
personal interest. Blogs also have been used by politicians, businesses, and
others to keep voters, customers, and the like informed on matters of common
interest; they can function as a significant alternative to television,
newspapers, and other mainstream media, especially in nations where the
media are controlled or censored by the government. Bloggers have at times
broken important news stories or marshalled public opinion on a matter of
public interest.