Define:blog
OK, there's something I need to get off my chest. I notice that some have started referring to a single blog entry as "a blog." I heard some host do so this morning on C-SPAN radio. As in, "In a blog yesterday, Bloggy McBloggerton excoriated outgoing White House advisor Karl Rove." Or, "I wrote a blog about that topic just this morning."
That's weird. Let's clarify.
A blog is a frequently-updated online journal or newsletter.
A blog post or blog entry is a single entry within that online journal or newsletter.
So,
post/entry : blog :: article : newspaper
Thoughts? Has anyone else heard this odd usage?
That's weird. Let's clarify.
A blog is a frequently-updated online journal or newsletter.
A blog post or blog entry is a single entry within that online journal or newsletter.
So,
post/entry : blog :: article : newspaper
Thoughts? Has anyone else heard this odd usage?
Labels: blogging
posted by Waage on Monday, August 20, 2007
1 Comments:
Taking blogs and their unlaw conjugations too seriously is kind of unsettling. Back away slowly from the computer. There, that's better. Have a drink of water.
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