Blogs and blogging
Definitions and Glossaries
A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors, especially those that support a point being made on a post.
The author of a blog is often referred to as a blogger.
From a media point of view, some bloggers, particularly those engaged in participatory journalism, differentiate themselves from the mainstream media, while others are members of that media working through a different channel.
Many blogs syndicate their content to subscribers using RSS, a popular content distribution tool.
Glossaries
- Glossary of Blogging and Social Media Terms
- The Bloggers Glossary
Directories and lists
- Blog directory
- Yahoo! hosts a huge directory page with links to blogs on all types of subjects, blog directories, blog software and other useful sites.
- Google Blog search
- Blog Search is Google search technology focused on blogs. We hope Blog Search will help our users to explore the blogging universe more effectively, and perhaps inspire many to join the revolution themselves. Whether you're looking for Harry Potter reviews, political commentary, summer salad recipes or anything else, Blog Search enables you to find out what people are saying on any subject of your choice.
- Blogs.com
- Blogs.com is a new service from blogging company Six Apart that helps you discover the best in blogs. You can quickly and easily find blogs by category and topic or read daily blog roundups of some of the best blog content around the Web. Top 10 Lists from celebrity bloggers and influencers also help you discover new blogs, and everyone is invited to create their own Top 10 lists to share with the community.
Theory and history
- Blog theory overview
- Some illuminating posts on the theory of blogging. Anders Fagerjord is a Research Fellow in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo.
- Daily blog tips
- Useful information on the art of blogging from a professional. Have a look at Blogging basics and the Q&A sections.
- Weblogs: a history and perspective
- An interesting record of how blogs came into being.
- jeff-zeldman-outlines-the-history-of-blogging
- A fifteen-minute video on the history of blogging by Jeffrey Zeldman, who was a blogger back when blogging was still just another form of 'independent publishing.'
- The Evolution of Blogging
- An article on Om Malik's blog Gigaom where he ruminates about broadband and its impact on our lives.
Printed resources
To find books in the Library on blogs you'll need to use the Subject Heading Blogs and sub-headings such as Blogs--Political aspects and Blogs--Social aspects.
RSS
- RSS feeds - a tutorial
- Covering the definition of RSS feeds and all the basics you need to know to get started.
- RSS in Plain English
- A video explanation by Commoncraft.
 This page was created and is maintained by Alan Keig
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