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Chapter 8
Blogs
Each blog is like a replace, and each post is like a log heaved on top to keep the
re burning … As long as a blog puts out heat and light, others who care about the
author’s subject are drawn to it.
DOC SEARLS AND DAVID SIFRY
(2003, Webpage)
A blog is a frequently updated website that contains fairly short articles, known as posts,
organised in reverse chronological order (i.e. with the most recent items rst). ese
posts oen contain hyperlinks to other websites and blogs, and readers are usually able to
respond to posts by making comments, usually beneath the original post. Most blogs have
a list of other blogs that the author ...