Not Everything Is A Blog
It seems that nowadays, every site that publishes content but is not endorsed or owned by a major mainstream media outlet is called a blog.
The Inquirer is taking this as a personal affront and has taken it upon itself to teach people more about blogs and blogging.
Let’s start with a definition, a blog is short for a web log, that is someone writing about their personal experiences, sometimes on a specific topic, sometimes not. Some are formatted in the classic blog way with text down the middle, others not. It all has one thing in common, it is a personal log of a single person’s experiences.
On the other hand if there is more than one person writing for a site, and if they are getting paid, it isn’t a blog.
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[...] And I totally agree. There are many “blogs” around here that are not blogs. Just because you are using a blogging software doesn’t make you a blog. An article in The Inquirer exclaims: Stop calling everything blogs! A blog, by definition, is a web log, that started with the concept of “personal log”. A blog is, when you share you thoughts with a community of readers. For instance, I’m sharing my thoughts with you on this link I just found through the 901am blog. I’m not merely feeding you with a link; I’m also sharing with you what I think about this idea of calling everything a blog. The author rightly says: [...]
By Not Everything Is A Blog | Content Writing and CopyWriting Blog on December 29, 2006 9:40 am
I think its a matter of terminology. Some people start a blog and try to keep a high posting frequency just because they only think about BlogSphere. They don’t think of adding separate directories and static content in them.
On the other hand, static sites are afraid to get into blogging because they think they wouldn’t be able keep a good frequency.
I think mixing and take caring “not to” disappoint your visitors for whatever reason are the most important things. Not how others will name it.
“On the other hand if there is more than one person writing for a site, and if they are getting paid, it isn’t a blog.”
I disagree. There is no rule that more than one people can’t contribute to an any kind of log. Google has several official blogs and I am sure employees who write them have some kind of compensation.
By Gaya on December 30, 2006 11:52 pm
Gaya,
I definetly agree. It takes a mix of both blogging and static content to really push the envelop of site development.
Thanks for sharing. Nice site too.
By David Krug on December 31, 2006 12:00 am