What is Blog - Definition of terms Blog, Blogging, Blogger

In this article I am going to try to clear the meaning of terms Blog, Blogging and Blogger. Also I am going to cover topics mentioned below.

Topics :-

•Blogs
•Blog Definition
•Blogger Definition
•Blogging Definition
•Types of Blogs
•Why Blogging is so popular?
•Advantages and Disadvantages of Blogging

•Blogs

A blog is a kind of website. The term "blog" is the shortened form of "weblog" - a diary or journal on the Web. The owner of the blog writes on the blog and is known as blogger or author of the blog. The activity of of updating or writing for blog is called blogging.
     
     The "blogger" (or author) writes periodically about a certain topic of his or her choosing (personal experiences, thoughts, hobbies, political aspirations, etc.). The blogger can provide links to other websites that she/he thinks might interest the audience. The updates put on the blog by the blogger are called blog-posts.
     Blogs usually have a few features that are useful for the blogger and the readers.

•Blog Definition

  A blog refers to an online journal where entries are posted. The      word blog has been derived from weBLOG.

•Blogger Definition

  A person who writes and maintain the blog is called Blogger.

•Blogging Definition

  The activity of updating or writing a blog is called Blogging.

•Types of Blogs

1. Personal blogs- 

 This is the most common type of blog. Maximum numbers of blogs on Internet belong to this category. After all, blogging started off as a way of creating an online diary. A typical blogger may keen on posting stories about their interest such as fishing, or dancing or collecting something.

2. News and views- 

 This type of blog contains factual stories about News, maintained by journalists. News and television companies such as the BBC have many professional journalists who post stories and views about the latest events. Visitors can add their own opinions as well.

3. Company blogs-

 Many companies run blogs to let their customers and clients know what is going on in the company  that would interest clients or customers such as new products coming up or progress being made on some project.

4. Micro-blogs-

 This is a new type of blog where one can post very short comments that others can follow Twitter is the best example of a micro-blog where one can only post 140 characters with each entry called a Tweet'. The entries become a running commentary about one's life and interests.

•Why is Blogging so popular? 

  •It became a mainstream source of information.

  •Through blogging, companies keeps clients and customers up
    to date.

  •Through a blog, visitors can comment and intract with you or          your brand.

  •You can earn money through blogging.

•Advantages of blogging

1. Enables you to write down your thoughts on anything that interest you.

2. Easy to set up; don't need much technical knowledge.

3. Easy and quick to update or add new posts.

4. People can leave comments on your blog.

5. If you want to read other people's blogs there are literally millions to choose from.

•Disadvantages of blogging

1. Whatever you publish is available for everyone to see. If you write a post in anger you might regret.

2. Personal blogs may be biased or contain inaccurate information.

3. Blogs can be time-consuming. Finding time to write regular updates can become a chore.

4. People may leave rude and inappropriate comments.

5. There are many very dull blogs around. You may have to look at many before you find some worth reading.

I hope this article will help you to understand about blog, blogging. If you have any suggestion then feel free to comment.