from urbandictionary:

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BLOG::

Short for weblog.
A meandering, blatantly uninteresting online diary that gives the author the illusion that people are interested in their stupid, pathetic life. Consists of such riveting entries as "homework sucks" and "I slept until noon today."

v. intr.
The act of posting to a weblog.


Source: NGX, Feb 6, 2003

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noun: contraction for "web log", a type of online diary

verb: to post diary or journal entries to a web log

Did you read what Michelle blogged on livejournal.com?

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Originally a blog was a collection of hyperlinks or links to other places on the web, usually appropriately categorised and indexed etc.

Now the most common understanding of the word is an online journal. With more and more people getting access to the internet and technologies improving all the time it's now possible for joe public to update and control a blog with little to no computing experience necessary.

This liberation has been abused. Now hundreds of thousands of people sit and jabber into their blogs often more than once a day. The content more often than not is inane and is probably the online equivalent of 'small talk'.

To an outsider it seems rediculous that people would give their precious time to reading someone elses daily trivialities, often people they've never met or don't even know in an electronic sense. What we have to realise is after a short while the blogger feels embraced into a community that and has a fulfilled purpose that they might not have had and were longing for.

They are now addicted to blogging like alcohol or tobacco and have had their minds clouded so much they dont realise whats going on. Indeed, confronting a blogger about this will probably result in a fatuous riposte such as "everyones entitled to their own opinion".

There are however some blogs out there that are probably worth a look such as photo blogs.

We all have our own take on things, and we interact in our own ways. You're not alone at (Mod)Blog, you're a part of something much bigger; you're a part of a community.

Source: dw, Aug 24, 2004

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A website operated by someone who thinks the world actually cares what he ate for breakfast, what his girlfriend said, what bands he listens to, and what he had to do at work.

The most irritating blogs are those run by people who think anyone gives a crap about their ill-informed political opinions and who think that snarky insults is a substitute for good writing.

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I prefer to call it online journal or weblog as opposed to diary/blog, sounds much better that way anyway!

A good journal or "blog" is one that uphold the following criterias:

001. Proper typing
002. Entry that is relevant to its subject
003. Proper grammar
004. Good font/colors/setup
005. Easy-to-navigate

Bad Blog:

tUesD@y, 30tH NovEmBeR 04
TiTle: LOLZ

2day wen 2 dher mall with snarky, OMGZZ!!@!Elevn snarky iz sush a jerk he lyke cummed On Mezz LOLZ, den i wen 2 d toil3t, dis guy wuz lyke l00kin at me HEHEHHEHEHEHE OMGZ i tink i went 2 d wrong onez, den snarky n i wen home.

Good Blog:

Entry 001: Don't Blame Me
Date: 30th Nov, 2004

I'm sick of getting blame when it's clearly isn't my fault, kids who cry non-stop are the epitome of all things annoying.

Life's unfair, sh*t happens but life's goes on. Oh and visit this site it's so entertaining!

Let's all mock the stupid!

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debate! hehe!