What is a blog?

A. According to this author, where does the word blog come from?

The Word "Blog" came from the word Weblog, which was then split in 1999 by Peter Merholz into We Blog, which then just became Blog.

B. Why might the writer object to a book about blogs? What is the difference between a blog and a book?

The writer might object to a book about blogs because one of the most important characteristics of blogs are links to other pages, which can’t be put on paper. In books you can put foot notes, but there is no way you can make an automatic and instant link to another site that helps you understand the content of the blog in the pages of a book. There is absolutely no way of putting links, videos, images… out of the amazing 3D world offered by computers and into the pages of a book. That is basically the difference between both; that blogs can be interactive and change to make the reader’s life easier, while what is written in books is written.

C. How have blogs changed recently?

Blogs have changed to become a very accessible and important aspect of the internet life. They can be reached by anyone who has internet available. They have developed themselves to include videos, photos, links, games, and other interactive stuff. They have also become more and more important with time, reaching a point at which they are used to write from news, to cartoon, to diaries, to fan clubs, and anything else. You can find a blog of about any topic possible.

D. Why might you read a blog rather than a book, or magazine or a newspaper?

You might read a blog rather than a book, a magazine, or a newspaper because unlike books, blogs can have interactive characteristics enjoyable by people, links that help you know more about any specific data, videos that make you understand better, pictures that bring you in on the background of the story, and many other different things unthinkable for the book business. With a blog you can compare to other news, see outside proof, check the validity of the information, and know anything you want to know about what you are reading. Basically, blogs are more complete.

E. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why or why not?

There is a reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog, because the person who wrote might want to express their personal point of view, and they might put only links to articles or videos that support the same point of view as the author. The information and the extra information given might be all biased towards what the writer wants it to say.

F. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it?

Making Colombia Shine Too

G. Find three blogs that mention our summer reading.

http://peopleandresourcesfire.blogspot.com/2009/12/ishmael-by-daniel-quinn.html

http://peakoil.blogspot.com/2005/10/book-review-ishmael-by-daniel-quinn.html
http://ourpueblo.blogspot.com/2008/02/book-review-ishmael-by-daniel-quinn.html