Weblogs

A weblog or blog, as it is often called, is an informal personal journal that is published publically on the web. It is updated frequently - often several times a day or at the very least several times a week.

At its simplest a blog consists of a number of entries or items. Each item has a title, a short description, a URL, the name of the author and the posted date. More sophisticated blogs can contain further information such as categories or multiple links.

The author of a blog is often called a blogger and there is even the verb "to blog" so you can say such things as "I blogged that idea today." or "I spent a lot of time blogging this morning."

As well as being personal, you can also have shared blogs where several people or a team publish to a single blog.