AN INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY - BLOGS
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- Created on: 10-04-14 13:50
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- LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY - BLOGS
- Frequently updated journal/newsletter that is posted online and personal to the writer
- Short for "web-log"
- "A place for people to express themselves, their thoughts, feelings and passions"
- TERMINOLOGY
- "Blogger" (noun)
- The person who keeps the blog
- "Blog" (verb to be)
- To write a blog
- e.g. "I am going to blog before going to work this morning"
- To write a blog
- "Blogging" (verb)
- The action of writing a blog
- e.g. "Blogging is my favourite way of sharing my interests with others"
- The action of writing a blog
- "Blogger" (noun)
- HOW IT STARTED
- Originally known as places for people to write about their day-to-day activities
- These writers gained a following and "blogging" was created
- Originally known as places for people to write about their day-to-day activities
- PURPOSE OF BLOGGING
- Some people use blogs as a way to express themselves, their knowledge or their expertise
- Blogs can be anonymous, making them appealing to people who wish to use a blog as a way to express themselves or things about themselves privately
- Some people use blogs as a source of information or as a personal interest if they enjoy what the blogger writes
- The majority of blogs have an informal tone. Blogs are a more friendly way to access information
- Some people use blogs as a way to express themselves, their knowledge or their expertise
- Frequently updated journal/newsletter that is posted online and personal to the writer
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