What Is Blog?

A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries . Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.

Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject or topic, ranging from politics to sports. Others function as more personal online diaries, and others function more as online brand advertising of a particular individual or company. A typical blog combines text, digital images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability of readers to leave publicly viewable comments, and interact with other commenters, is an important contribution to the popularity of many blogs.

Category :

1 History

    1.1 Origins

    1.2 Rise in popularity

    1.3 Political impact

    1.4 Mainstream popularity

2 Types

3 Community and cataloging

4 Popularity

5 Blurring with the mass media

6 Consumer-generated advertising

7 Legal and social consequences

    7.1 Defamation or liability

    7.2 Employment

        7.2.1 Business owners

    7.3 Political dangers

    7.4 Personal safety

    7.5 Behavior

8 See also

9 References

10 Further reading

11 External links

Origins :

Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms,The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of the events in their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists, journalists, or journalers. Justin Hall, who began personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore 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.

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