There is a lot of confusion among beginners about blogs and blogging.
“What exactly is a blog?” they wonder. “And how is it different from a website?”
A ‘blog’ is short form for ‘web log’, a sort of online personal diary where anyone can reveal his/her innermost thoughts, feelings, desires, dreams, ambitions, hopes, fears… you get the point.
Yes, it’s a website. With one small difference. It lists posts ordered by date, in a personal journal format, and is easier to create than a website – just involves typing into a form and hitting the PUBLISH button.
The Chicago Tribune explained it more concisely.
“A Weblog is a Web site that maintains a constantly updated list of links to other sites; those links can deal with any subject or focus on a particular one. Webloggers typically offer pithy, sarcastic commentary about the links.”
And that, in essence, is what a blog is!
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