What is a Blog?

Blog 參考網址
A Weblog or blog is a frequently updated website that often resembles an online journal. It can be a frequently posted list of interesting web sites/resources or personal diary of events and thoughts, or a combination of the two. Unlike most Web sites, a blog is produced with an active writer in mind, one who creates in an online writing space designed to communicate an identity, a personality and most importantly, a point of view. Blogs might also include photos, audio and/or video.

Another quote from Support Blogging website: "In a broader and more educational system, blogs are about communicating. You observe your experience, reflect on it, and then write about it. Other people read your reflections, respond from their perspectives by commenting or writing their own blog article. You read their perspectives, often learn something through their eyes, and write some more.

一般Blog的面貌
1、 Headlines 標題
2、Time Stamps 記錄時間
3、Permanent links 固定的鏈結
4、Categories 分類
5、Searches 搜尋
6、RSS feeds 簡易供稿系統
7、Comments 評論

Blog的特徵
1、通常由一個人維護
2、以聊天的方式寫作
3、以每天為一個單位更新
4、提供超鏈結環境