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The Original Entry:

When Is A Blog Not a Blog?

Tue 15th Oct 2002 22:15 BST by Andrew from Bath, U.K.
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Mike has confused me (it doesn't take much I know):
My old sixth form bud Andrew Urquhart has a blog (though, strictly, it's not).
WhatIs?.com defines a blog as:
On a Web site, a blog, a short form of Web log or weblog, is a personal journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site and its purpose. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors. The essential characteristics of the blog are its journal form, typically a new entry each day, and its informal style.
The author of a blog is often referred to as a blogger. People who post new journal entries to their blog may often say they blogged today, they blogged it to their site, or that they still have to blog.
What am I missing (context relative replies only!)
I'm currently feeling fine

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1. Posted by Mike [ web page link ] [ email link ] from Home (Darlington)

Wed 16th Oct 2002 19:04 BST
Blog is a contraction of Web log - a log of things you find on the web. Strictly speaking, a blog is only a blog is if is a list of links you've found, along with some sort of comment upon the link. My blog's not a blog either. Most blogs aren't.

However, the definition of blog has been expanded to include all online journals. So it probably is a blog after all.

2. Posted by Andrew [ Main Editor ]

19:27 BST
When I added myself to GBlogs <URL: http://gblogs.threadnaught.net/> last week I added a note to say I thought this was a journal, but it still got added as a blog. Confusion has reigned since.

Cheers Mike.

3. Posted by Mike [ web page link ] [ email link ] from Darlo

22:34 BST
GBlogs thinks Fred's Ears is a blog too. It's not.

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