What is a Blog?

Definition of Blog.

This is one of the mostly asked questions especially by the newbies in the world of Blogging and there is also a requirement for a professional definition of Blog as day by day Blogging is becoming very much professional in all the ways.

So actually what is a Blog? Or what is mean by the Term Blog?

The Word Blog Consist by the combination of two words Web Log. There are a number of ways it could be answered ranging from the broad definition to the highly technical terms.

First we would like to mention some widely used definition of Blogging as a ready reference

As per the definition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia,

“A Blog (a blend of the term web log) is a type of website or part of a website. Blogs are 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. A Blog is a website in which items are posted on a regular basis and displayed in reverse chronological order. The term Blog is a shortened form of weblog or web log. Authoring a Blog, maintaining a Blog or adding an article to an existing Blog is called “Blogging”. Individual articles on a Blog are called “Blog posts,” “posts” or “entries”. A person who posts these entries is called a “Blogger”. A Blog comprises text, hypertext, images, and links (to other web pages and to video, audio and other files). Blogs use a conversational style of documentation. Often Blogs focus on a particular “area of interest”, such as Washington, D.C.’s political goings-on. Some Blogs discuss personal experiences.”

As per the definition of Word Press.

"Blog" is an abbreviated version of "weblog," which is a term used to describe web sites that maintain an ongoing chronicle of information. A blog features diary-type commentary and links to articles on other Web sites, usually presented as a list of entries in reverse chronological order. Blogs range from the personal to the political, and can focus on one narrow subject or a whole range of subjects.

Website of Law Department of Harvard Education define Blog as

“A weblog is a hierarchy of text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, that can be viewed in an HTML browser.”

In the webpage of The Dictionary of Marketing terms define Blog as

“A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.”

As per The Glossary of computer sprinter srepairshouston Blog, Blogging and Blogger is

“From “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.”‘

As per the website of history Of Web logs

“A weblog is kind of a continual tour, with a human guide who you get to know. There are many guides to choose from, each develops an audience, and there’s also comraderie and politics between the people who run web logs, they point to each other, in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc.”

As per The Glossary Matisse

“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.”

In Simple word we can state a Blog as an online Diary written by Individual or a group of Individuals which usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom generally under a selected Niche.

Most Blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the Blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. On a Blog, the content consists of articles (also sometimes called "posts" or "entries") that the author(s) writes. Yes, some Blogs have multiple authors, each writing his/her own articles. Typically, Blog authors compose their articles in a web-based interface, built into the Blogging system itself. Some Blogging systems also support the ability to use stand-alone "weblog client" software, which allows authors to write articles offline and upload them at a later time.

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 of 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 (art Blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video Blogging), music (MP3 Blog), and audio (pod casting). Microblogging is another type of Blogging, featuring very short posts.

As of 16 February 2011, there were over 156 million public Blogs in existence as per the information of Wikipedia.