Common Blogging Terms
Because this site is meant as a frequently asked questions site, we thought we would help out our readers by giving them a quick browse glossary of common blogging terms and words to help those who are new to blogging figure out what's going on. Nothing is worse than trying to figure something out and not understanding any of the jargon! So, without further ado, here is the Microblog Blogging Terms FAQ:
Blog: Short for Weblog, or a list of entries that are posted in reverse chronological order, with the newest entry or "post" located at the top of the site. Blogs began as lists of links and then evolved into lists of links with explanations before becoming what they are now'a variety of types of sites that are updated regularly.
Photoblogging: A blog or weblog that consists almost entirely of photos that have been taken by the blogger. Photo blogs are a great way to launch your career as a photographer or to supplement an already existing website. Sites like Flickr make online photo storage and upload easy for photobloggers.
Captcha: is a code that a person must type in when they want to fill out a form online. Many bloggers use them in their comments section to keep spam bots from filling up their comments sections with a bunch of junk that nobody cares about.
Trackback: Blog A links to Blog B. A pinging service alerts Blog B to Blog A's reference. This ping is called a trackback and is displayed in the comments section. It is a way for a blogger to notify another blogger of being linked to or referenced.
Widget: A piece of code that gets plugged into the coding of a blog to make certain functions easier. Widgets are often used in sidebars to display photos or links or other elements. Their job is to cut down on the amount of time it takes the blogger to change various design or content elements of the blog.
Dooced: The act of getting fired for talking about your job on your blog. Heather Armstrong the author of the uber popular blog: Dooce was among the first to be fired from her job for talking about her job on her website. Her firing was talked about all over the internet and the term "Dooced" was coined.
RSS: Really Simple Syndication. It allows blog readers to "subscribe" to a blog to be alerted to new blog posts via an automated system'either by e-mail or in a "feed" reader.
Podcast: An audio recording made that can be downloaded and played in a portable mp3 player or via a computer. A podcast feels quite a bit like a radio show and can be about any subject. Many bloggers get together to do podcasts as a supplement to blogging.
Traffic: The amount of visits a blog site sees in a day. The higher the "traffic" a blog sees, the more popular that blog is.
For more information on blogging, visit http://www.microblogfaq.com and http://www.micro-blog.co.uk.
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