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In the early days of the Internet, web sites all looked pretty much the same. Choose a site at random and you would find a hierarchical structure consisting of a "home" age and one or more secondary pages.  In 2004, the term "Web 2.0" was coined to include new, more interactive sites that fostered a sense of community.

Weblogs constitute the most popular and widespread manifestations of Web 2.0. Unlike a traditional, structured web site, a weblog (or "blog") allows for and encourages communication between the web publisher, his/her readers, and between readers.  Most weblogs encourage comments, whereby readers add thoughts to the blog editor's articles, or ask questions.  There are a number of free or almost free weblog platforms - WordPress and Moveable Type are two of the most popular.

Weblogs also contain built in data streams called RSS Feeds.  An RSS feed allows the content of a weblog to appear anywhere a reader desires - in an RSS Reader, on a personalized iGoogle or My Yahoo page, or within the pages of another blog. An interested reader can subscribe to a weblog, consume the content however he wishes and never actually visit the weblog site again.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “weblog”

• The wisdom of Tok Guru

  
  MageP's Lab — Authority: 122
  I’d like to applause the latest move by Kelantan MB Nik Abdul Aziz Mat in removing his controversial son-in-law Ariffahmi Abdul Rahman as the CEO of Kelantan Mentri Besar Corporation (PMBK). It shows that the PAS spiritual leader is sensitive and listen to its people as far as the state administration is concern, ...
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• Gauravonomics Nominated to the Best Business Blog Category in Indibloggies

  
  Gauravonomics Blog on Social Media and Social Change — Authority: 400
  Gauravonomics has been nominated in the Best Business Blog Category in Indibloggies 2008 . Yes, that’s right: Indibloggies 2008 is running more than a year behind schedule in spite of the determined efforts of Debashish and others. Here’s the full list of blogs nominated in the Best Business Blog category – ...
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• Blogging Is A Tool For Business People

  
  Host in the Shell — Authority: 143
  A business may look at the more recent media like Facebook and Twitter, and wonder whether there’s even a use for company blogs any longer. But past experience has shown that there is still a place for such a tool. In the past, many companies recognized that their websites were not very friendly to customers, as ...
  6 hours ago

• Egypt: Alaa Mubarak for President?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Several names have been thrown in the pool of candidates for Egypts 2011 presidential elections; In September 2005 Ayman Nour of Al Ghad Party and Noman Gomaa of New Wafd Party nominated themselves against President Hosni Mubarak . Nour was charged with fraud and Gomaa was accused of insanity! Since ...
  9 hours ago

• Yemen: A Civil or Proxy War?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  The ongoing war in Yemen certainly warrants coverage on Global Voices Online , but I was really shocked when I realized that there werent many bloggers interested in the conflict. Here are some scattered extracts from post written by bloggers from different countries. Yemeni journalist Nasser Arrabye keeps a dairy ...
  10 hours ago

• Qatar: Cartoon of maid abusing child raises ire

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Cartoon published in Gulf Times Nov. 22 2009 Is it satire, or just bad taste? A cartoon of a crazed, angry-looking woman threatening a child with a dripping bowl of tainted gruel has left many Doha bloggers scratching their heads and looking for answers. The sketch, titled ‘Housemaids revenge, was published in ...
  11 hours ago

• Finder icon birthday cake will make your day

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
  
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• The cow says mooooo! Zoowawa, an app for toddlers and their parents

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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• Video: Open Video Contest for Trip to SXSW Interactive Festival

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  The Open Video Alliance is putting out a call out for one minute videos that make a case for Open Video for an opportunity to win a trip to South by South West Interactive 2010 festival . The contest is open to anyone regardless of nationality. As they mention on their site : We want to send you on a five-day, ...
  13 hours ago

• A Birthday Greeting For Shimizu Saki

  
  International Wota 2009 — Authority: 135
  Happy No-Longer-Jailbait, Captain! (Super Happy Genki Hyperforce Go!) Shimizu Saki’s 18th birthday (Sazaki’s H!P Weblog) The Captain of Berryz Koubou, Shimizu Saki, is now 18, and the oldest remaing Hello! Project Kid. SuperHappyGenki has a bit of Captain picspam to celebrate the day, and is wishing that this ...
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• iPhone launching in South Korea this week

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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  22 hours ago

• Blog anniversary

  
  Letters from a Hill Farm — Authority: 126
  On this day, the third anniversary of writing Letters from a Hill Farm, I found I didnt really have much to say. Last year kind of said it all. Mostly, things are the same with a few little changes like consolidating my letter topics. But it hasnt really changed much since I began. Im not a book blogger or a food ...
  23 hours ago

• Morocco: Peace Corps Community Honors So Youn Kim

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Photo of So Youn shared by the Peace Corps Two years ago, Global Voices first introduced Moroccos Peace Corps blogosphere , a close-knit group of volunteers blogging from some of Moroccos most far-flung locales. Over the years, Peace Corps bloggers have provided insight into several small, rural communities where ...
  23 hours ago

• Philippines: TV Ads of Presidential Candidates

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  There will be a presidential election in the Philippines next year. The election season has already started with candidates filing their certificates of candidacies in government election offices throughout the country. To attract attention and to inform voters about their candidacy, presidential candidates need to ...
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• Malaysia-Singapore Water Agreements Under Review

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Due to its size and location, Singapore sources about half of its water supply from its neighbor, Malaysia. It has two major water agreements with Malaysia. The 1961 agreement provides for the selling of 350 million gallons of raw water daily at 3 Malaysian cents per thousand gallons. Singapore also agreed to ...
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• Featured Author: Diego Casaes

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  This past week at the Brazilian Digital Culture Forum [pt] I had a chance to meet up with Diego Casaes, a dedicated Global Voices author and translator from Salvador, Brazil. Much of Diegos writing on Global Voices has spread awareness about legislative threats to online freedom in Brazil, such as the infamous “ ...
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• China and Japan: Feng Zhenghu at Narita airport

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Shanghai human rights activist Feng Zhenhu has been living and waiting in the hall of Japans Narita airport since November 4 when he was barred from entering his own country by the Shanghai immigration the eighth times. Feng is an economist and a human rights activist. After the Tiananmen Massacre in 1989, he openly ...
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• Egypt and Algeria: Much More Than a Football Match

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Who would have believed that a football match could cause such tension between two nations? But the truth is, the tension between Egypt and Algeria has reached an unexpected level. Many bloggers believe that the match has nothing to do with the trouble on the streets now and like me, many are really shocked that some ...
  2 days ago

• BREAKING: 2 Days Left To Vote For Me

  
  Democrashield.com — Authority: 432
  Best Blog – Best Liberal Blog – Best Political Blog – Best Large BlogDemocrashield has been nominated for the 2009 Weblog Awards. Please take a moment to second our nominations by clicking on the links above, then clicking on the green plus button next to our name. Voting ends on Sunday, so get your last [...]
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• Taiwan: Science park expansion dispute

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 726
  Recently, the Executive Yuan in Taiwan has passed a bill in favor of Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) fourth stage expansion. The construction plan has drawn the attention of ecologists and caused heated discussion in the Taiwan blogosphere. Jeremy explains the problem of the construction plan in a blog post ...
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