Blogs defined

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Blogs defined

• From Wikipedia http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weblog
  
• A blog is a website in which journal entries are
  posted on a regular basis and generally displayed
  in reverse chronological order. The term is a
  shortened form of weblog or web log.

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Derivative words

• Blogging- Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or
  adding an article to an existing blog.
• blog posts, posts, or entries - Individual
  articles on a blog.
• Blogger- A person who adds posts or entries to
  the website.
• Vlog- video blog.

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Whats on it?

• A blog may include any commentary or reporting on
  the chosen subject of the blogger and may also
  include hypertext, images and links to video,
  audio and other files.

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Whats a wiki?

• From isp.webopedia.com http//isp.webopedia.com/TE
  RM/W/wiki.html.
• A collaborative Web site comprising the perpetual
  collective work of many authors. Similar to a
  blog in structure and logic, a wiki allows anyone
  to edit, delete or modify content that has been
  placed on the Web site using a browser interface,
  including the work of previous authors.
• The term wiki refers to either the Web site or
  the software used to create the site.

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How is a wiki different from a Blog?

• A blog, typically authored by an individual, does
  not allow visitors to change the original posted
  material. A visitor can add comments to the
  postings in a blog.
  
• Wikis contain documents that may be created and
  edited by a collaborative effort of site
  visitors, including the original creator.