What is a
blog?
The word “blog” a contraction of “web log,” is
an informational web page that consists of discrete units called “posts.” The
term “log” comes from the history of nautical navigation and originally
referred to a record of chronological events kept by a ship’s crew. Blogs can be
personal, artistic, academic, or professional A weblog or blog is defined as “a website containing a
writer’s or group of writers’ own experiences, observations, opinions, etc.,
and often having images and links to other websites” .
Brief History
The first blog was links.net
created by Justin Hall, while he was a Swarthmore College student in
1994.At that time they weren’t called blogs, and he just referred to it as his
personal homepage. Later Jorn Barger, who begat the term “web blog”. “Weblog”
was abbreviated to “blog” in 1999 by developer Dwindle Merholz.In the early years a few different “blogging” platforms cropped
up. Live journal is probably the most recognizable of the early sites. In
1999, the platform that would later become blogger was started by Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan. One of
the important event in the rise of blogging was when bloggers focused on the
comments U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said regarding U.S. Senator
Strom Thurmond in 2002. As time passed, blogs transitioned once again into tools
for businesses and professionals. They provided corporations with the
opportunity to connect with their audiences and attract more traffic. They also
served as promotional tools for creative professionals. In other words, several people could
post to a single blog using different usernames, passwords, biographies, and
photos.
Uses of blog
Blog can be used for
general purpose like to post homework, results etc and is run by teachers. The
main intention behind Blogs is to empowering students to connect with world
language community and make it possible for them to connect to teachers and
learning community with similar interests. We can share documents like pdf, ppt,
also write direct on blog and post a comment on it.
