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A blog (an abridgment of the term web log)
is a
website, usually
maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary,
descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.
Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog"
can also be used as a verb, meaning
to maintain or add content to a blog.
Many blogs provide commentary or
news on a particular subject; others function as more personal
online diaries. A
typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs,
web pages, and
other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave
comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.
Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on
art (artlog),
photographs (photoblog),
sketchblog,
videos (vlog),
music (MP3
blog),
audio (podcasting)
are part of a wider network of
social media.
Micro-blogging is
another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts.
As of December 2007, blog search engine
Technorati was
tracking more than 112 million blogs.[1]
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