Introduction : First Blog Entry

 Hello everyone! This is the first entry I've made here in my blogger account. and as to my concern and curiosity, i don't really know how to blog, what are it's essence and what blogging is. Anyway I think as time goes by, I'll learn and knew more about this. and I guess, this first entry will let me know somthing about such.

Happy reading!

What is a Blog?

Web Blog

Blogging has become an essential phenomenon in the Internet world that I can’t but discuss it here. I have noticed that as popular as Blog or Blogging is, quite a lot of people are still puzzled about it.

Blogging was first started in the late 90s and in recent times, blogs have been springing up all over the Internet. The high flexibility and dynamic nature of blogs have given rise to the current high level of patronage that blogs now enjoy; it’s like every other website is a blog or includes a blog. With so many blogs out there, I’m sure at this point the question in your mind would be “What is a blog or blogging?”

 A blog (short for weblog) is a personal online journal that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs are defined by their format: a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order.Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or reflect the purpose of the Web site that hosts the blog. Topics sometimes include brief philosophical musings, commentary on Internet and other social issues, and links to other sites the author favors, especially those that support a point being made on a post. The author of a blog is often referred to as a blogger.

A weblog, sometimes written as web log or Weblog, is a Web site that consists of a series of entries arranged in reverse chronological order, often updated on frequently with new information about particular topics. The information can be written by the site owner, gleaned from other Web sites or other sources, or contributed by users. 

Blogs are Internet-based journals. These journals are different from traditional journals in several ways. 

• First, blogs are public. Others are invited to look at the blogger's thoughts and opinions on a regular basis. A teacher may discuss the planning and execution of a particular lesson on her blog. She records the steps involved and the choices of materials and strategies on a regular basis. Readers of the blog may follow the development of the lesson as it takes place. The readers will wait with some suspense to see if the lesson was a success.

• Blogs are hyperactive. This means that blogs can link to other Web sites. If a blogger has read an article on the Internet that he thinks others should read, the blogger can make a comment on the article and link readers directly to it. This allows the blogger and readers to have access to the same materials on the Internet and enter into a discussion about them.

• Blogs are interactive. As the lesson plan is being developed readers are also allowed to make comments. The teacher/blogger may post a decision to introduce material using a small group activity. The readers now switch roles and become participants. They can post comments offering support or suggesting alternative ways to handle the same material. Bloggers place their ideas out in public for the world to see and react to.

Because blogs are like diaries or journals they are organized according to time. The most recent postings are at the top of the page. Often postings refer to an earlier discussion that may be found by scrolling down or following a link to an archive. Adding a new posting to a blog is easily accomplished with the use of specialized software programs for maintaining blogs. Blogs often list links to other blogs. If you like a particular blog you might be interested in following the links which that blogger finds helpful.

Blogs are not just about education. There are blogs on so many subjects that it is almost impossible to keep up with them. Globe of Blogs is one Web site dedicated to keeping track of the many different blogs available. Here you can sort blogs by geographic area or by subject matter, and you can also search by topic by location, or for blogs with recent postings.