1.++What+is+a+blog?

What is a blog?
A blog is an internet page that allows a group of people to communicate on a specific topic. Blogs typically contain journal-style entries with reader comments, but videos, pictures, lists, and links are also often components of blog pages. 

Common Blog Vocabulary

 * archive: a collection of all posts on one page; usually organized by date with most recent first
 * blogosphere: the internet blogging community
 * comment: a reader's response to a post
 * contributor: someone who can write posts to a blog; must be approved by administrator
 * editor: someone who can edit posts and comments, and has the ability to delete
 * forum: an online discussion group
 * moderate: to decide where or not posts are appropriate for the blog
 * ping: helps notify other blog-tracking tools of updates, changes, and trackbacks
 * blog platform: a computer program or service that hosts blogs
 * post: original messages placed on a blog, published entries
 * reader: a site containing a list of your favorite sites and new posts on those sites
 * RSS feeds: new posts on other blogs feed into your reader
 * subscriber: someone who reads a blog; or someone who subscribes to a blog via RSS feeds
 * tag: a label or keyword associated with individual posts in a blog that describes the post in more detail
 * trackbacks: when someone writes about a post on another blog and includes a link to that other blog; a ping is sent to the other blog to notify them that their article has been mentioned by you
 * traffic: the measure of the number of visitors who visit a blog
 * user name: the name a person uses for the blog
 * widget: a self-contained interactive informative graphic that can be placed on a web page, such as advertising, weather, or entertainment widgets
 * widget: a self-contained interactive informative graphic that can be placed on a web page, such as advertising, weather, or entertainment widgets