Shawn E.

Lloyd
EIDT 6120

What is a Blog?
A blog is a website where entries are written in journalformat. That is, entries are submitted and displayed in
chronological order.

Essentially, a blog is an online diary. It is used to record

personal accounts, just as a written diary is used.
However, a blog can also be used for the reporting of
news and fact-based stories, much like a journal.

The term blog is a combination of two words: Web +

Log = Weblog. The term Weblog was then condensed
to the term blog, which is widely used today.

The term blog can be used as a verb, meaning to

maintain or add content to a blog, or as a noun, as in the
website containing the written content itself.

Blogging has become more and more popular and more

widely used, but is, however, just now seeing its potential.
Between news, media, personal logs, current events
popular culture, etc., blogging brings about openness and
a new free forum for people to voice their opinions.