&quot;Blog&quot; takes #1 word of 2004
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The folks at Merriam-Webster (publishers of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary) have released their Top Ten list for 2004. Topping the list is the word &quot;blog,&quot; which most of us know all about from firsthand experience.
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2004 in review It wasn&#39;t quite the &#39;Year of Digital Music&#39;, but 2004 certainly paved the way for 2005 to take that title.
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Readership of online journals known as blogs grew significantly in 2004, driven by increased awareness of them during the presidential campaign and other major news events, according to a study released Sunday.
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Could blogging be near the peak of its popularity? The technology gurus at Gartner Inc. believe so.
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The term &quot;blog&quot; has been chosen as the top word of 2004 by a US dictionary publisher. Merriam-Webster said &quot;blog&quot; headed the list of most looked-up terms on its site during the last twelve months.
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Editors of Merriam-Webster announced the most requested definition on the company&#39;s Internet sites during 2004 was a four-letter word -- BLOG.
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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and other papers this morning ran a story stating that blog was the most common word visitors to Merriam Webster&#39;s online site sought a definition for throughout 2004.
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BLOG, a contraction of the term âweb log,â is the latest geekspeak to enter Merriam-Websterâs Top-10 list of words for 2004.
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By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 10--In the no-holds-barred blogosphere, every voice can be raised.  But not everyone cares to listen.
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The most requested online definition this year was &quot;blog&quot; -- a word not even yet officially in the dictionary, Merriam-Webster says.
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The word "weblog" is celebrating 10 years since it was first coined to describe online journals.
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Also: Digital cameras are the hottest gift for 2004. [News.com Extra]
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&quot;Blog&quot;, &quot;netiquette&quot;, &quot;cookie&quot; and &quot;wiki&quot; have been voted among the most irritating words spawned by the Internet, according to the results of a poll published Thursday.
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Description: The most requested word on Merriam-Webster&#39;s Web site isn&#39;t in the dictionary yet. The word is blog. It will be in the next edition.
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Consumer advocacy takes on renewed power as it moves into a new form, the blog.
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With the year all but done we take a look back at the news that shaped 2004.
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The star writes on his blog that he has his plate full.