Saturday, October 16, 2004

Well, in fact I was wondering what a blog really is... I was introduced to blog through Mahesh - my blessed brother - who is studying at IIM Lucknow - a fact that I would be happy to reveal to anybody - so would anybody - anyway... coming back to the what-a-blog-really-is question... when i dont understand somethin, i use the dictionalry to get to the basics of it and then try to get the hang of the concept - be it physics, electronics, grammar. So here i go again... to the basics. I opened the browser, typed www.dictionary.com, entered 'blog' in the field provided and there we go...I found what you see below.

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Main Entry: weblog
Function: noun
Definition: a personal Web site that provides updated headlines and news articles of other sites that are of interest to the user, also may include journal entries, commentaries and recommendations compiled by the user; also written web log, Weblog; also called blog

Usage: computing

Source: Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, © 2003 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC

blog
n : a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies [syn: web log]

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi diiii

welcome welcome to the blogworld...the only advice is 'BE REGULAR'. having fun shall happen naturally..eh!

MaheshC.

Chris said...

You're probably not suposed to use analogies in a definition, but that definition was limited. I've found that a blog is a digital bus stop kiosk, and everybody puts graffiti, advertisements, political statements, and any random stuff that people want people to see on the kiosk. And the "stuff" is important.