blogs

What exactly are blogs? Blogs, shorthand for "web logs," are defined by the folks at Wikipedia as web sites which are "usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog."

There are many ways to create blogs. Several companies help make it easy to set one up, including popular platforms such as Blogger, WordPress, and TypePad. Also, there are many places to find specialized lists of blogs. These include CNET, Globe of Blogs, and The New York Times.

Users can also use several specialized search engines to find blogs or posts they are interested in viewing. These entities include Blogdigger, Icerocket, and, of course, Technorati!

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Original Technorati articles tagged “blogs”

• in Blogging
  Critical Apps for Blogging Apple Fan Boys on the Go
  Tips and tools for the hardcore blogger on the go
  by sageone73 / on Sep 4, 2010
• in Blogging
  Discovery Hostage Crisis Proves We're All Reporters Now
  Crises such as at Discovery provide an opportunity to participate in the news itself.
  by alexpriest / on Sep 2, 2010
• in Blogging
  Blogs May Describe Afghanistan More Honestly Than the News
  There is sometimes an incredible divide between the news as presented by bloggers versus traditional journalists.
  by alexpriest / on Aug 30, 2010

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “blogs”

 

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  No Excuses. Just Write. — Authority: 115
  The 2009 event was a hit bringing together 24 authors with 52 posts to go on to be featured on The World SF New Blog and being nominated for a Sir Julius Vogel Award. With the official launch of SpecFicNZ this has become an annual event. From 13th - 19th September you have 7 days to blog about Speculative ...
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• Gay Bachelors Unite!

  
  Best Gay Blogs — Authority: 142
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• Social Circuit: Intel Embraces Blog Culture

  
  Learn Free Internet Marketing Learn Free Internet Marketing Strategies using Video, Articles, Social Networking, Social Media, Web 2.0, Blogs, Affiliate Marketing — Authority: 158
  If you think of the universe of technology and for that matter-social media, Intel seems to be constantly at the center of it. The devices we use, what we see on them, the companies that provide them, almost completely depend upon Intel for the processing power needed to make it work. I spent some time [...]
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• It’s KAOZ!

  
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  Kevin “Kaoz” Moore is a native Clevelander and an award winning writer, actor, poet and educator. Kevin began his career in the arts at the tender age of 8.  The dawn of Kevin’s spoken word performance career came in 1998, where after two spits at the Humidor, he was on his way to spoken word royalty as ...
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• The Atlantic Pushing the Envelope at Tumblr

  
  NYConvergence — Authority: 564
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• Science Online: Bloggers, Commenters and the Reputation Game

  
  One Man & His Blog — Authority: 506
  I dropped into one of the unconference sessions, looking at engaging with your readers (of obvious interest to me). The panel did a sterling job of giving a beginners guide to managing comments and commenters, from different scales (personal blogs to Ars Technica). I thought Ed Yong s comments about building a ...
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  MadeMark — Authority: 143
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• Back to the Past

  
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• Chris Hughton Rebuilding Newcastle From The Bottom Up

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
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• Ben Arfa And Tiote Will Need Time To Settle On Tyneside

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  Newcastle manager Chris Hughton has talked today how the staff at Newcastle have a job to do to ensure our new players, especially the new ones to this country, Ben Arfa and Cheick Tiote,  get settled in as quickly as possible on Tyneside. Cheick Tiote – hasn’t been seen in Newcastle Ch 21 Vote(s)
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• Two Newcastle Youngsters To Be Sent Out On Loan

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
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• Joey Barton This Season a4 Bad Boy Turned Good?

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  Joey Barton is one of the players who are key to Newcastle United this season. Joey Barton – so far so good this season Joey appeared just 47 times with 3 goals in his first three seasons on Tyneside, and manager Chris Hughton has said he wants to see Joey play more games for the [...] 12 Vote(s)
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• Nobody Getting Carried Away With Newcastlea4s Good Start

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  It’s not the way of the man to get carried away - about anything. Chris Hughton - down to earth manager Cris Hughton is the type of manager, who if he ever won say the European Cup and was being interviewed on TV,  he would be telling everybody how difficult the next few games were [...] 19 Vote(s)
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• Newcastle Already Have Targets For January Transfer Window

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  There are some players Newcastle for one reason or another, were not able to bring to Tyneside during the summer. Per Ciljan Skjelbred – Newcastle target in January? Some of that could have been due to financial concerns, because one thing Mike Ashley is keen to do at Newcastle is to balance 12 Vote(s)
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• LuaLua Has Bright Future Ahead Of Him At Newcastle

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  Brighton are very pleased to have Kazenga LuaLua play for them through early January,  and it seems like Newcastle are also happy to have him go and get some first team games under his belt. Kazenga LuaLua - on loan through early January at Brighton Kazenga told the Evening Chronicle today: "I thin 6 Vote(s)
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• Cuba wants the "Cuban Five" freed

  
  WeblogBahamas.com — Authority: 137
  Rick Lowe One of the Cuban Regimes propaganda rags, the Cuban News Agency (CNA) was given two pages in The Tribune of Thursday, September 2, 2010 with a story about the Cuban Five. The Cuban Five are men from Cuba... This is a content summary only. Visit our website for full links, other content, and more!
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• Labor Day Plans?

  
  Best Gay Blogs — Authority: 142
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• Hughton faces selection headache.

  
  Geordies Newcastle United Breaking News / Newcastle United News — Authority: 172
  I think we are all in agreement when I say that we have strengthened the squad over the course of the summer transfer window.Brilliant, fantastic, just what we needed. But where are all of these new faces going to fit in?That is a problem that Chris Hughton must now face, but given the 18 Vote(s)
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• TV-on-DVD roundup

  
  Thrilling Days of Yesteryear — Authority: 519
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• Aliens are green because they eat spinach.: I think I’ve finally pulled a Harry …

  
  PakBlogging — Authority: 160
  I think I’ve finally pulled a Harry Potter. Not the becoming a Wizard and going of to Hogwarts, but the living in a cupboard and having no friends bit.
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