Blogger" redirects here. For the blog publishing system owned
by Google, see
Blogger (service).
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
