Blogs, or Web logs, are Web pages that feature short, link-heavy articles and running commentary that appear in reverse chronological order and are frequently updated. For those new to the game, Leroux Miller went over the following basic blog terms:
- Post — individual article on a blog.
- Tag — a key word within an article that's linked to a page with other posts associated with that word.
- Comment — a response to an individual post.
- RSS feed — a means by which new blog posts are pushed out to the people who subscribe to it. Delivered to an RSS reader. Individuals also can subscribe to a blog and receive posts to their e-mail accounts.
- Trackback — shows who has linked to a blog.
- Permalink — a permanent link to an individual blog post.
- Blogroll — a list of links to other blogs that a blogger likes and reads.
- Plug-in/widget — boxed-out extras like polls or testimonials on a blog site.
- Badge — graphic elements on a blog site like links to Facebook or Twitter pages.
According to Leroux Miller, there are six key ways in which blogs are different from Web sites:
Blogging Tips, Traps and Tales
Blogs, or Web logs, are Web pages that feature short, link-heavy articles and running commentary that appear in reverse chronological order and are frequently updated. For those new to the game, Leroux Miller went over the following basic blog terms:
According to Leroux Miller, there are six key ways in which blogs are different from Web sites: