weblog

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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• Talkcast tonight: Slate rumors and more, 10pm ET

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• A Beautiful Sunset

  
  Memoirs of a Chocoholic — Authority: 116
  Almost at the end of another year.... Its amazing how quickly time flies, dont you think so? In what feels like a blink of an eye, 2009 is almost at an end, with 2010 looming closely ahead..... Thank you, sky! - For the amazing and ever changing art you present everyday... Anyway, I hope you had a ...
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• Russia: Role of Stalin Debated on RuNet

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  In the wake of the 130th anniversary of Joseph Stalin last week, Russian blog posts ratings were dominated by heated debates on the role of this controversial figure in Russian history. Various points of view expressed on those blog posts and, more importantly, several thousands of comments that they attracted ...
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• Palestine: Gazas Bloggers Remember The War

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  It is one year since Israel launched its 22-day offensive on the Gaza Strip . In this post, Gazas bloggers remember the war. Lina Al Sharif , blogging at 360 km2 of Chaos , writes: We didn’t expect it. Saturday, the 27th of December, Israel attacked several police stations killing more than 225 people and ...
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• Iran: When Rage Overcomes Fear

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  Iranian protesters poured into Tehran and several major cities in defiance of the Iranian government on Sunday, as large crowds gathered for Ashura, a major religious observance. The crowds fought back security forces and chanted slogans against the Islamic regime. According to one opposition web site, at least ...
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• China and Hong Kong: Bodyguards and Assassins

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  Bodyguards and Assassins is an action movie released during Christmas in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. As a patriotic film, it was originally set to release in October for celebrating the 60th year anniversary of PRC but deferred until the end of 2009. In contrast with the Founding of a Republic! which spotlights ...
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• Global: Tweeting for #Gaza

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  In honor of the one-year anniversary of Israels attacks on Gaza in December 2008, a number of activists have planned a targeted “tweet for Gaza” campaign on Twitter.  The campaign , widely promoted by Twitter user nmoawad , is meant to draw attention to the current siege on Gaza, and will be implemented on ...
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• Coping Saws: From Bricks to Fretwork Frogs

  
  Woodworking Magazine — Authority: 124
  The coping saw is generally unloved, unheralded and under-appreciated. Yet as faras Im concerned, I wouldnt enjoy woodworking as much without one. When I started woodworking about age 11, my father forbade me from using machinery.So the only two saws I had were a panel saw with a blue plastic handle (which wouldnot ...
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• App giveaways roundup for December 26

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• Palestine: Swine Flu Arrives In Gaza

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  The H1N1 influenza virus reached the Gaza Strip much later than it did other places, a fact attributed to the blockade imposed upon its population by both Israel and Egypt. The first death from H1N1 was announced earlier this month. In this post, bloggers in Gaza report on the fears and reactions of the population ...
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• Brazil: Bloggers lament urban forest fires

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  Photo: Luiz Ramos, from ramosforest blog. He says: "The fire was put out by the fire brigade. The local vegetation was destroyed. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but, it might have been caused by walking trail users. On the evening of September 7th, a huge fire broke out at Pedra da Gávea , in the Tijuca ...
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• China: How did Copenhagen end up our fault?

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  Before Chinese coal dust had time to settle on the snow in Denmark, China had been accused of hijacking negotiations at the Copenhagen climate change summit last month in an aim to protect its own economic interests. Is China a convenient scapegoat for other major polluting economies? In an interview with ...
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• X of the year

  
  Personal Weblog of Joe Clark, Toronto — Authority: 549
  The Awl, “Web Site Story,” realizing that online profiles are an act
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• iPhone … in an iPhone

  
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• How To Automatically Delete The Logo From An Image?Inpaint From Teorex!

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 140
  If you have a photo and want to remove an object or scratched area from the photo, this is the finest solution for you. InPaint a smart tool released by Teorex hold a lot of features for you. The tool lets you effortlessly remove an object from the background. It is suitable for scratches, noise and all kinds of ...
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• Slovakia: Coal That Does Not Burn

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  SME newspaper reported this story (SLO) on Dec. 22: One evening, a foreign truck with coal from Poland stopped in front of the house and store of Anna Pitáková. Guys came in to ask the businesswoman if she would not buy some coal. When she told them that she did not need it they asked her for water for coffee. ...
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• Malaysia: Press Freedom Advocate Sues Blogger

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  A veteran journalist-blogger is being sued for libel by a politician who is known for espousing press freedom in Malaysia. Zaid Ibrahim, former Minister in the Prime Ministers Department, was offended by a blog article written by A Kadir Jasin last October. Aside from suing the blogger, Zaid wants the writer to ...
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• TUAW wishes you…

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 164
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• Closed.

  
  The Furrygoat Experience — Authority: 91
  Only having done 8 posts over the last year has pretty much convinced me that I’m done with this blogging thing. It was a good solid run, with 1800+ posts from 2001-2009, but I am no longer going to update this site. I’ll leave around the archives for the time being. Thanks again for the conversation, and I’ll ...
  4 days ago

• Rwanda: Videos of volunteering

  
  Global Voices Online — Authority: 705
  Travelling and making videos of what we experience is a way to share it with the world. Following, a series of videos uploaded by user kdarpa on YouTube , featuring a group of volunteers and the people they met while they travelled to Rwanda and worked with local communities. Among the videos recently posted is ...
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