A weblog (or simply blog) is a website that ‘publishes’ or features articles (which are called ‘blog posts’, ‘posts’, or ‘entries’), written by an individual or a group that make use of any or a combination of the following:
-> Straight texts
-> Photographs or images (photoblog)
-> Video (videoblog)
-> Audio files (audioblog)
-> Hyperlinks
Usually presented and arranged in reverse chronological order, blogs are essentially used for the following purposes:
-> Online journal or a web diary
-> Content managament system
-> Online publishing platform
A typical blog has the following components:
-> Post date -the date and time of the blog entry
-> Category – the category that the blog belongs to
-> Title – the title of the blog
-> Main body – the main content of the blog
-> RSS and trackback – links the blog back from other sites
-> Comments – commentaries that are added by readers
-> Permalinks – the URL of the full article
-> Other optional items – calendar, archives,...