What is blogging and why is it so popular?
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It is exactly as the first poster said--an online diary--but it is also so much more.  It is or can be a running stream of consciousness form the writer, a portal to share the latest current news or events, a gossip column--a blog is whatever you want it to be,.\n\nWhy is it so popular?  Because we all like to hear the sound of our own voice!  Many people blog for the opposite reason--to help others.  It is easy to do and can be a load of fun.
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blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.
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Visit other peoples' blogs - topical ones on themes related to yours - read their articles, and comment on them. Participate in the community. Tag and be tagged for quizzes, etc. \n\nBeing an active blogger in the blogosphere is by far the most effective way to gain a readership.
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Running a popular blog, yes - running an unpopular one, not very easily :).  Okay, in all seriousness, it is certainly possible to earn a living from advertising revenue on a blog, or from product sales generated by a blog.  But it is not easy.  Making money with a blog is hard work, because it can take a lot of time and effort to develop a blog's popularity.  If what you're wondering is *how* to make money blogging, I suggest three courses of action:\n1. Start a blog and write frequently about a popular topic about which you have some specialized knowledge (and hopefully passion!).\n2. Engage others in an online conversation at your blog.  Instead of writing and expecting others to do nothing but read, you should invite everyone who visits your blog to comment on your posts, suggest new article topics, and do other things to participate in building a popular, rewarding resource.\n3. Advertise in a simple, straightforward way, using Google AdSense or some other form of text or banner advertising.  Just don't scream at your readership to buy, buy, buy or click, click, click - let them do as they will.\nNot many blogs make a lot of money, and the ones that do usually take several months to build up enough Web traffic to become really profitable.  As always, hard work is the most important ingredient of success.
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A blog is an online journal. There are a few different ways to get one. They are free most of the time. Try www.livejournal.com or www.blogger.com. You can choose to make it either public or private. You can also use them to post pictures or images as well.
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A weblog, which is usually shortened to blog, is a website where regular entries are made (such as in a journal or diary) and presented in reverse chronological order. Blogs often offer commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although many focus on photographs, videos or audio. Blog can also be used as a verb, meaning adding something to a blog.
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a blog is an online journal basicly.  they can be about anything.  I would go to blogspot.com or blogger.com to get a personal one.  once you do get one you can just type whatever you want there and it is out there for the world to see.
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I am a consultant and I work with large companies to implement Sharepoint Portal Server, which has the ability to create blogs.  There are many different benefits of business blogging.  \n1)  Executives can write a blog that gives status updates on the company so that all employees can follow what's going on in the company.  Many times, employees feel "out of the loop".  Blogging is a good way to keep them "in the loop"\n2)  Technical staff can write blogs about current projects they are working on, and/or findings within their positions that are relevant to the company.\n3)  HR/Admin staff can blog to the company as a "newsletter" to keep the staff informed about upcoming events such as open enrollment or other company events.\n\nSo, there is a use for it.  The culture may not be ready for it yet, and it will take a few years for it to deeply penetrate into business culture.  But, it sure beats sending out e-mail blasts to a bunch of people where you can just write in a blog which goes one-to-many.
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Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site
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its just because you can found a lot of fun and interesting stuff through internet.. its really great being connected with others in this big world.. =)
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Blog came from web log.  A blog is an internet journal.  Your real question is what is the purpose of keeping a journal/diary?\n\nSome do it because they like to write, others want their opinion heard, some feel if they write down what they did they will leave something for posterity to know how life was.  Still others are writing out goals and their progression with the goals.
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A weblog (usually shortened to blog, but occasionally spelled web log or weblog) is a web-based publication consisting primarily of periodic articles, most often in reverse chronological order. Early weblogs were simply manually updated components of common websites. However, the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of web articles posted in said chronological fashion made the publishing process feasible to a much larger, less technical, population. Ultimately, this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance, the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services, or they can be run using blog software on regular web hosting services.
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http://www.blogger.com/start\n\nBlogging is a web log or a diary.  Blogger is free, the most popular and best to use if you are a beginner.\n\nThe majority of bloggers are just rambling about everyday life the next are girls with nothing better to do and the rest are just pages of ads.
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You'd be surprised to know how many people DO come across blogs by accident. Blogspot actually has a feature where you click "Next Blog" to see a random blog. So type your heart out (with some sense) and who knows? If you do want people to know about your blog immediately you can spread the URL of your page around. Most people click on whatever looks interesting.
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Who Let the Blogs out?\nIn 1999 a geek from california named Dave Winer invented the concept of a blog with his program manilla. Since then it has really taken off.\n\nA blog tends to be a series of topics discussed from the authors point of view which can be very opinionated. Its a great way to get published and see your writing in print.\n\nCheck out my blog please. Its located at;\n\nhttp://shanegfowler.wordpress.com
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Through word of mouth. Try getting the word out on some popular blog sites.
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a great blog website is blogger.com. It explains everything very well.