University of Auckland    Department of Computer Science     Stage One Wiki     Blog Web Site Map

Blog - Stage One Wiki

Contents

[edit]

What is a blog

A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of 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.
[edit]

There are a few types of blogs which have different content and different function.

Personal blogs The personal blog, an ongoing diary or commentary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog. Personal bloggers usually take pride in their blog posts, even if their blog is never read by anyone but them. Blogs often become more than a way to just communicate; they become a way to reflect on life or works of art. Blogging can have a sentimental quality. Few personal blogs rise to fame and the mainstream, but some personal blogs quickly garner an extensive following. A type of personal blog is referred to as "microblogging," which is extremely detailed blogging as it seeks to capture a moment in time. It could also refer to a peculiarly small screen size which makes it difficult for the reader to read the said blog. Sites, such as Twitter, allow bloggers to share thoughts and feelings instantaneously with friends and family and is much faster than e-mailing or writing. This form of social media lends to an online generation already too busy to keep in touch.[2] Corporate blogs 

   A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes.
 Blogs, either used internally to enhance the communication and culture in a corporation or externally for marketing, branding or public 
   relations purposes are called corporate blogs.

Question blogging 

   is a type of blog that answers questions. Questions can be submitted in the form of a submittal form, or through email or other means such as telephone or VOIP.
 Qlogs can be used to display shownotes from 
   podcasts[3] or the means of conveying information through the internet.
   Many question logs use syndication such as RSS as a means of conveying answers to questions.

By media type 

   A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog, a site containing a portfolio of sketches is called a sketchblog or one comprising photos is called a photoblog.
   [4] Blogs with shorter
   posts and mixed media types are called tumblelogs.
   Blogs that are written on typewriters and then scanned are called typecast or typecast blogs; see typecasting (blogging).

By device 

   Blogs can also be defined by which type of device is used to compose it. A blog written by a mobile device like a mobile phone or PDA could be called a moblog.[5]
   One early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam, an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text, video, and pictures transmitted live from a
 wearable computer and EyeTap device to a web site.
   This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance. Such journals have been used as evidence in legal matters.[citation needed]

By genre 

   Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs, travel blogs, house blogs,[6][7] fashion blogs, project blogs,
 education blogs, niche blogs, classical music blogs, quizzing blogs and legal blogs (often referred to as a blawgs) or dreamlogs.
   While not a legitimate type of blog, one used for the sole purpose of spamming is known as a Splog.

Blag 

   A blag is another term for the word blog. It is a term created by the website xkcd.org. It comes from the french word baguette but with an L, which means to joke or tell a tall story.
   For example; "I blaguetted with my aunt this morning about our crazy cat." This is quite apt, as blogs seldom are true facts given and more often they are just somebody's bias.

There are many blogging applications available online. They vary in complexity, features, and cost. Some, such as WordPress, Blogger, Yahoo 36, AOL Journals, Xanga, Live Journal, and Vox are free. Others like TypePad and Squarespace ask for a subscription fee. Some applications have basic account for free, and offer upgrade options to gain more features for a subscription fee. The blogging site you pick will depend on what you want to use the blog for; some sites will offer features which are better suited to your needs than others.

see here for more information


[edit]

Types of Blog

A blog is a type of 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.

There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written. Click Here to go to know more about different types of blog.

[edit]

Deok-Hee's contribution

[edit]

The definition of Blogger

A blogger is person who writes a blog (or weblog). Bloggers are not a homogenous group. They have a variety of personal and professional motivations for blogging and they come from a variety of political, economic and social backgrounds. One way of segmenting bloggers is by their blog type.


Publishing Online

There are a few things you need to consider before publishing any materials online. This can be in the form of blogs, online social networking (e.g. Facebook, MySpace), wikimedia, or websites.
This is very important because any information you uploaded to the web will be available to the public. Therefore it will be impossible to completely erase it once it has been released.

Some points to consider are :

  • Target audience
    • Who is the audience. The people who are most likely to be interested the subject at hand.
  • Content
    • What is the topic and how do you go about supporting arguments.
  • Presentation
    • The form the content will take. Be it a blog or a community driven Wikimedia system.
  • Copyright
Retrieved from "http://wiki.cs.auckland.ac.nz/stageonewiki/index.php/Blog"

This page was last modified 23:03, 9 August 2009.

Options
Log in