Atom
An XML-based file format that produces a list of recent posts on a blog that can be read by newsreader software. The Atom “feed” can contain titles, text, information about posts, and links.
An XML-based file format that produces a list of recent posts on a blog that can be read by newsreader software. The Atom “feed” can contain titles, text, information about posts, and links.
A chronological log of information kept by an individual, group, or business. The term blog is a merging of the words Web and log. On a typical blog, the most recent post appears at the top of the page, usually timestamped. Scrolling down the page takes the reader to older posts. Each post usually offers an opportunity for readers to interact by adding their comments and might also display Trackback information about other blogs that have linked to this post. Blog content is determined entirely by the author of the blog; so many are personal journals, but others are focused aggregations of news or commentary.
Also known as business blogs, these blogs are written by business people about business topics and day-to-day operations to impart wisdom from within a company, offer education, and provide industry information.
The intelligentsia of the blog world — the people recognized by the blogging community as experts or celebrities.
The practice of tagging blog entries with location information and then showing entries on a geographic map. Blogmapping isn’t appropriate for all blogs, but it’s ideal for those about travel. This term has also been used to describe the practice of tracing the flow of information across the
blogosphere.
A collection of links used or recommended by an individual blogger. A blogroll is usually shown in a column on a blog.