Thursday 17 March 2011

What Is A Blog?

When I tell family and friends to read my Blog the answer is always "What is a Blog?"   So I decided to look up on the internet to see exactly what a Blog is and I cannot say it any better that what is said there.

"A blog (a blend of the term web log) is a type of website or part of a website.   Blogs are 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.
Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites.
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 of 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 (art blog), photographs (photoblog), videos (video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio (podcasting).   Microblogging is another type of blogging, featuring very short posts.
As of 16 February 2011 there were over 156 million public blogs in existence."
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  So my dear relatives, friends and interested persons do visit my blog as well as my photo blog and do please pass comments 'cause I like that!
This photo was taken during 1988 when I still worked for Eskom.

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