What is a Blog?

 

Simply put  a blog is a Web log. An online Journal or diary and it changing the way people spread their ideas. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.Most blogs are interactive, allowing visitors to leave comments and even message each other via widgets on the blogs and it is this interactivity that distinguishes them from other static websites. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, Web pages, and other media related to its topic.

 The ability of readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs.A person who owns a blog is a Blogger and today there are about 7 million bloggers; the numbers are growing every second. Content is no longer confined to text and images, with the Apple Inc’s revolutionary Ipod and other players, audio and video blogging have become hot trends.

A 1 minute 39 seconds video on youtbue by PeterGorenstein ,titled what’s a blog beautifully explains what volumes of books cannot.

Another very good video by Commoncraft is available below. Do go through it. It is a very good source of information for newbies about blogging.