weblog - definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog

A blog is a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.

Blogs often provide 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 some focus on photographs (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting), and are part of a wider network of social media.

The term "blog" is derived from "Web log." "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

As of November 2006, Technorati was tracking nearly 60 million blogs [1], and due to the fact that not all blogs are tracked by Technorati, there are at least that many.

Blogs to Riches: The Haves and Have-Nots of the Blogging Boom

http://nymag.com/news/media/15967/

An article from New York magazine, author Clive Thompson discusses the blogging industry: how the business of blogging works via ad revenue and linking.

Public Communication Fall 2006
Assignment: Newsblog (25%)

Choose a social or political issue that is important to you and create a weblog sketching the contours of the issue, as you have come to understand it. The outline should consist of an introductory post providing basic information and additional posts that supplement and update this information. Conduct research on the subject via the Internet, interviews, magazines, books, movies etc., and post, link or upload the information gathered to the blog. Add information/links/commentary to the site on a daily basis for one week. Add relevant pictures for illustrational purposes.

Blogs will be evaluated for clarity of purpose (to inform your readership on a social issue) and the kind and quality of the research conducted (range of linked material, relevance of content) as well as the quality of the written commentary.

Due December 4 + 7

For more information on blogging the articles linked to the site.

weblog history

http://www.rebeccablood.net/essays/weblog_history.html

This article provides a brief history of the weblog. The author describes the range of content and formal orientation of different, free on-line tools (linking vs. diary-like posts) and, also the cultural (editorial/journalistic) and social (developing and sharing a unique perspective) values of blogging.

Web Directory: Canada

http://www.blogscanada.ca/directory/default.asp

A site providing a listing of Canadian blogs by subject.