What is a Blog? 1

< ![endif]–>Blog is a shortened term for “weblog.” Either term refers to a website where entries are made similar to a journal or diary. The entries are presented in reverse chronological order, with the newest entry on top.

Although blogs were originally used like a personal journal on everyday events, they have evolved into a multipurpose tool, since it makes it easy to start up and run a website from anywhere without a lot of complicated software, through a simple user interface online.

This site is an example of a blog.

There are blogs on every topic imaginable, from food to politics to celebrity gossip. Generally, blogs combine the text entries with images, with links to other blogs and other related media.

There are also plogs, photo blogs, and vlogs, video logs, for people who deal more with visual expression than with the written word.

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Joan Mullally has been doing business online for more than 20 years and is a pioneer in the fields of online publishing, marketing, and ecommerce. She is the author of more than 200 guides and courses designed to help beginner and intermediate marketers make the most of the opportunities the Internet offers for running a successful business. A student and later teacher trainee of Frank McCourt’s, she has always appreciated the power of the word, and has used her knowledge for successful SEO and PPC campaigns, and powerful marketing copy. One computer science class at NYU was enough to spark her fascination with all things digital. In her spare time, she works with adult literacy, animal fostering and rescue, and teaching computer skills to women.