The Definition of Blogging

The definition of blogging is
something that is very much in
flux, as the new technologies
that appear every day redefine
what a blog is, what a blog can
be, and what a blog should do.

For many years, blogs were defined
as text-based websites that kept
records of days, similar to a
captain’s log on a sailing ship.

However, this started to change
as the group of people who kept
blogs became more diverse. The
more bloggers began to explore
the limits of the medium and of
the technology that made it
possible, the more the boundaries
of what could be called a “blog”
expanded.

Today, there are an abundance of
photo blogs, and there are even
video blogs as well. Mobile
blogging devices may well change
the definition of blogging entirely
by making it possible for bloggers
to create new kinds of posts.
Another element of the blogosphere
that is starting to redefine
blogging is the corporate blog.

As more companies hire writers to
keep blogs with the sole purpose
of creating positive buzz about
their brand, bloggers across the
globe are arguing about whether
these manufactured blogs are
really worthy of the name.

Between all of these different
forces that are constantly expanding
and reshaping the blogosphere, it
is difficult to imagine that the
definition of what is and is not
a blog will ever remain fixed for
very long.  

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