Come Blog with Me and Ride the Crest of The Blogging Wave of Internet Business     Copyright © 2005 John Woon http://www.johnwoon.com When I first heard of the word "blog" years ago in the mid 90's, I was puzzled as to why I did not hear it earlier, having been immersed in the English language for more that 4 decades! Naturally, I reached for my half-a-dozen copies of dictionaries on the shelf to check for its meaning but I could not find one. The reason is simple.... the word "BLOG" simply did not exist in my dictionaries including the Oxford Dictionary! A frantic search led me to Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang that eventually gave me a clue. It says "blog noun An Internet website containing an eclectic and frequently updated assortment of items of interest to its author. 1999-. [Shortening of weblog.] So blogger, noun" Not happy with this half-hearted and vague explanation, I ventured into the Web to do further "research". Lo and behold! I’ve got some more meaningful citations. Below is a list of these.

- 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. - A 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. - A blog is information that is instantly published to a Web site. Blog scripting allows someone to automatically post information to a Web site. The information first goes to a blogger Web site. Then the information is automatically inserted into a template tailored for your Web site. ....... Click HERE to read the whole article.