Blogs 101

[Cadaverous Pallor]

It took me a bit to understand what makes them specifically blogs.

The way I think of it is this. I used to have my own website back when that was the cool thing to do (1998-1999ish). I had a page of links to stuff I liked, links to my friends' pages, and some pages of poetry and my own musings. I set up the page and let it sit for ages, untouched.

A blog contains the same sort of stuff - but it's dynamic. You can update it every day if you want. People can respond to you if you like and post their own links/musings. You can have newsfeeds and a calendar and other stuff that changes automatically.

There are lots of types of blogs, lots of different programs.