From my personal perspective, a blog simply represents an easy means of establishing a web presence. So it is first and foremost a web site. It also happens to have a certain structure: entries presented in reverse chronological order, monthly archives, comment function, keyword labels, etc. And because it employs a journal-style format, it has been predominantly used by individuals as a vehicle for recording personal thoughts, reporting news, providing commentary, and sharing information.
This article in the Journal of Humanitarian Assistance makes a case for using blogs to more quickly share information in humanitarian emergencies.
For more definitions, see these entries in Wikipedia and Wiktionary. Lengthier introductions are available from:
- ODI, "Blogs," Knowledge and Learning Online Toolkit
- RSF, Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-dissidents
- Techsoup (technology resource for nonprofits), Introduction to Weblogs and Ready to Start Blogging?
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