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.
