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May 19, 2003
What is a Weblog?
According to Jorn Barger (who originally coined the term in 1997):
A weblog (sometimes called a blog or a newspage or a filter) is a webpage where a weblogger (sometimes called a blogger, or a pre-surfer) 'logs' all the other webpages she finds interesting.
The format is normally to add the newest entry at the top of the page, so that repeat visitors can catch up by simply reading down the page until they reach a link they saw on their last visit.
This definition has been muddied by personal "journals" (which has annoyed some traditionalists)
- Personal hypothesis: the broadening of this definition is partly due to the versatility of the weblogging software and services.
Posted by kwc at May 19, 2003 10:11 PM
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