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July 17, 2003
A Lesson From Professor Web
By QBlog in
Hey Kids. How are you? Great, me too. Today we're going to learn some special words. Doesn't that sound FUN! Super!
Ok kids, our first word is BLOG. Ha ha. Yes Timmy, that is a funny word. Can you say it with me? BLOG. B-L-O-G. Hey, wasn't that fun?
Now, does anyone know what BLOG means? Well, BLOG is short for Web log. Web logs are usually short, frequently updated journal-type posts that often contain the opinion or observations of one individual. And kids, while this definition may not apply to all blogs, the vast majority of the blogs out there are very similar to what I just described. Isn't that fun?
Ok, ok. Calm down kids. It wasn't THAT fun.
Yes Billy, did you have a question? What's that? No, silly. Blogs aren't forums. What goofy person told you that? Ha ha. You see Forums come in many flavors and while some blogs closely resemble forums, they are actually very different. You see, most forums are communities of people who each have the ability to contribute to a discussion. It's something like being in a giant, crowded room where everyone is talking to each other. Or an even better example is a room where everyone gets a turn at the microphone on stage.
Blogs, however, are more like listening to the radio. You turn it on and hear whatever the speaker wants you to hear. You can call in and contribute but the host of the show still drives the discussion. It's a discussion, but it's less of a community. It's like the difference between conversational and an actual conversation.
Why all the blank stares kids? This is fun stuff. Billy, where are you going? I was just about to explain a WiKi. Oh well, be sure to come back tomorrow when learn about Jakob Nielsen.
This is gold! Ha ha!
BTW, I'm starting out with Quixtar. I'll be establishing a blog soon too.
Posted by: James Perih | November 17, 2004 7:51 AM