Sunday, December 23, 2007

What is a Blog?

A Blog, derivation from Web log, is a specialized social web site that allows an individual or group of individuals to share a running log of personal insights; comments or news on a specific subject with online audiences. A Blog may function as a personal online diary or Journal. It can combine text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Blogs are typically updated daily or on a regular basis. Someone who keeps a journal or logs on the internet like this is called a blogger.

Before blogging there were digital communities such as Usenet, newsgroups, CompuServe, E-Mail Lists, Bulletin Board Systems and more on just about every topic imaginable. Although content can be subjective, blogging sites can provide excellent information on numerous topics. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.
As you read this blog you are currently participating in the Valley’s digital community.

As you know by now this is a publication of personal thoughts and insight. Please post you comments as we are all interested to hear your perspective on some of these worthy of note topics. If you would like to know more about a specific topic relating to computers or software please post a comment here.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the information, from now on i'll be blogging on the internet.Your the valley's greatest computer teacher.

Anonymous said...

I think this is a very fasinating thing. Knowing how to blog is one of the most important things to understand using a computer. I find it very understandg and mantaning using a blog to post on a website of any kind. I use blogs all the time and at first I didnt know how to start one. Now after reading this I find it more understanding and more helpful to myself. =D