A blog in its simplest form is a Web Log (hence the name) where a person writes down their daily thoughts or happenings so others can read and comment on them. The content (mainly called posts) are usually categorized and dated and the posts are most likely organized chronologically on the main and successive pages.
That’s just it’s simplest form. Blogs have turned into so much more than that. They are now used for all sorts of information, from consumer products to personal development blogs are invading every aspect of the internet. They are political sounding boards, business progress announcers, and a way to get your voice heard. Some people make a living at blogging like, Steve Pavlina and Darren Rowse. Others use it to help them catapult their fame (see any reality TV stars blog.)
Blogs are everywhere and getting bigger by the minute, literally. There are well over 25 million blogs on the internet as I write this and that number is growing daily. Search engines have now dedicated search engines just for blogs. The main search engine is Technorati, followed by the usual, Google and Yahoo. Hundreds of directories have popped up as a way to get your blog known. Ranking systems, syndication readers, the list goes on.
A whole world on the internet is being formed around blogs. If you haven’t visited a blog yet or published one yourself, your time will come, you’ll come across a blog. You might not even know you’re at one.
