During one of our regularly scheduled
Crystal Fanatics Club (CFC) weekly Chats, I discovered, much
to my dismay, that some of our members had no idea what or how
a Blog functioned.
So, What is a Blog anyway ? Well, you're reading one now.
blog/blôg/
Noun: A Web site on which an individual or group of users
record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis.
Verb: Add new material to or regularly update a blog.
‘From “Web log.” A blog is basically a journal that is
available on the web consisting of unique entries, or "posts".
The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who
keeps a blog is a “blogger.”‘
A blog is a personal, political or business journal published
on the Web. Blogs are usually the work of a single individual,
but occasionally published by a small group. Often they are
focused on a single subject, and updated regularly. A typical
blog combines text, images, and links to other web pages and
media related to its topic.
In addition to the main page of a blog, Archives of previously
written articles are kept and usually displayed
chronologically somewhere on the face of the main page, so
that you can have access to them anytime.
Many blogs provide commentary on a particular subject, like
the Blog for Crystal Fanatics, explicitly written for
Collectors of Swarovski Crystal. Others function as more
personal online diaries or as a form of brand advertising for
a particular individual or company.
The emergence and growth of blogs in the late 1990's coincided
with the development of web publishing tools, enabling the
posting of content by non-technical users without having to
use html.
Most good quality blogs are interactive, allowing
visitors to leave comments. The ability of readers to leave
comments in an interactive format is an important part
of many blogs. If a blogger doesn't allow comments to their
articles, well, why bother ? Do
they have something to hide ? Do they fear
retaliation ? That's NOT a Blog; it's a
one-way conversation by an ego-maniac.
Our CFC blog is not a monologue, but a conversation. You can
leave feedback, comment, critique, question, or leave an essay
on why you love my blog. :)
You will find the Comments section on everything I write
simply by clicking the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of each
one of my posts.
Blogging can be seen as a form of social networking. Indeed,
bloggers do not only produce content to post on their blogs,
but also build social relationships with their readers, and
sometimes other bloggers.
In 2011, there were over 156 million public blogs in
existence. (Wikipedia)
You can Learn a Lot reading a Blog. For instance, if you are a
Swarovski Crystal Collector, we write articles in detail
about the issues we collect, as well as informative posts
about Collecting.
Want
to Learn MORE About Collecting Swarovski ?
JOIN US at the Crystal Fanatics Club
http://www.CrystalFanaticsClub.com
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