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| + | Blogs typically contain mostly text, but most support special formatting and can insert pictures and photos directly into the posts. | ||
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| + | Blogs are normally accompanied by [[XML]] [[Feed|feeds]] that other websites or programs can read and present the content of the blog in another format or notify users and search engines when a new post is created on the blog. | ||
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| + | From a technical viewpoint, a blog can be seen as a simple kind of [[content management system]]. | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 6 June 2007
Blog is short for weblog and is most commonly used like a journal with dated entries written by a user or many users. Blogging has become very popular in recent years and many companies have their own blogs to keep customers up to date on latest developments.
Blogs typically contain mostly text, but most support special formatting and can insert pictures and photos directly into the posts.
Blogs are normally accompanied by XML feeds that other websites or programs can read and present the content of the blog in another format or notify users and search engines when a new post is created on the blog.
From a technical viewpoint, a blog can be seen as a simple kind of content management system.
