For BLOG we have terms and definitions in 10 topics. The topics are Blog, Chat Acronyms, Computer Technology, Consumer Generated Media, Feeds, Internet, Library, Non-Profit Marketing, Podcasting and Technology.

BLOG (Blog)

A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web (it can be private or public). The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog. Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominantly. From the WSJ, Businessweek, Fortune and countless other publications

BLOG (Chat Acronyms)

Web log

BLOG (Computer Technology)

A blog is a web page made up of usually short, frequently updated posts that are arranged chronologically—like a what's new page or a journal. The content and purposes of blogs varies greatly—from links and commentary about other web sites, to news about a company/person/idea, to diaries, photos, poetry, mini-essays, project updates, even fiction. See also WebLog.

BLOG (Consumer Generated Media)

Short for weblog, a type of website for which an individual or a group generates text, photographs, audio files, and/or links, typically, but not always on a daily or otherwise regular basis.

BLOG (Feeds)

Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site.

BLOG (Internet)

(weB LOG)
A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.
Postings on a blog are almost always arranged in chronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominently.
It is common for blogs to be available as RSS feeds.
See also: Blogosphere or Blogsphere, RSS

BLOG (Library)

Short for Weblog, blogs began as a type of online diary and usually refer to types of Webpages that are updated or posted to on a regular basis, with the posts appearing in reverse chronological order (most recent at the top of the page). Blog for America brought blogs into the spotlight during the build up to the 2004 Preseidential election. For more information on blogs, see this Introduction to Blogs and Blogging.

BLOG (Non-Profit Marketing)

A frequently updated Web site consisting of dated entries arranged in reverse chronological order so the most recent post appears first. Typically, weblogs are published by individuals and are personal and informal in style. Popular blog platforms include MovableType and Blogger. See also:Participatory Journalism

BLOG (Podcasting)

See weblog

BLOG (Technology)

[slang] Short for "WeBLOG." A Weblog is a type of website that uses a dated log format for the building its content. Weblogs (or blogs) are usually moderated by a single person who creates the material themselves, edits submissions from contributors, gleans material from elsewhere on the Net, or a combination of all three. One of the most common blog sites is the news for nerds mecca Slash Dot.

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