Vivid definitions of ‘blog’ are as follows:

Vivid definitions of ‘blog’ are as follows:

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

‘A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.’

‘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.”

‘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 weblogs, they point to each other, in all kinds of structures, graphs, loops, etc.’

‘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 cronological order with the most recent additions featured most prominantly.’

‘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”, and some blogs discuss personal experiences.

Need for Blog:

Blogs are an interactive medium that allows even micro-business owners to become niche experts. Blogs are also sometimes considered an excellent marketing tool. Once a blog catches the attention of readers, it can be used to develop a wider audience and potential customer base for business.

Generally blogs are of 2 types,

1. It is a general posting with often impersonal, dry “brochure” content
2. It is very personal posting that even allows user interaction.

Blogs can be combined with websites using software’s such as WordPress that can handle both. Even if the content of a website is not updated, a blog which is updated on a regular basis, allows the viewers to interact with the blogger, and know about the current happenings vis-à-vis the blogger and his business.

Types of Blog:
There are several types of blogs on the internet. The most searched or reviewed blogs are those that talk about happenings in a particular persons’ life. Other most searched or reviewed blogs are those that talk about a particular technology or a system that help people to simplify there work style. These include blogs about web 2.0, content management system, and information research.

Slow blogging:
It’s a movement that emphasizes blogging after thoughtful consideration instead of hammering out posts in a surge of emotion. While successful bloggers are known to update their blog regularly and in a quick manner, slow blogging urges bloggers to slow down. Slow blogging is “a rejection of immediacy... an affirmation that not all things worth reading are written quickly.Blogging Bible