What is a Blog? - Friday, February 8th, 2008.

A. What is the difference between a blog and a book?
B. How have blogs changes recently?
C. Why might you read a blog?
D. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not?
E. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it?

A. Blogs and books are somehow opposites. According to the article, books are slow, tight, invite you to stay, and fret over copyright and libel, while blogs are fast, reckless, invite you to stray, and grab to whatever the want with impunity. They way they are read are different as well. When you read a blog, you can sometimes jump around with links. Links The way they are published are different. Books can be either published on internet, or printed, while blogs are exclusively for internet. Blogs and books also differ in the way that in blogs, people are able to interact and you may see the observations and opinions of different types. Books are made by one author and you are not able to interact with him.

B. recently, blogs are being used by lots of people, while before, they were used by a smaller amount of the population. Blogs are now used to comment on a posted subject. They are also used for readers of newspapers to comment on a specific news. The most shocking change that blogs have gone through is the popularity they have gained.

C. I might read a blog to have an idea of different opinions on a specific subject and have the chance to publish my own opinion.

D. Most of the time, authors of blogs express their opinion of something through it. People publish comments with their own opionions and points of views on that subject, causing the blog to be completely subjective.

E. The title of my blog will depend on what subject I will comment about. I would consider very interesting, since I am a lover of soccer, to create a blog called: "What makes you the planet's best soccer player?". People will express what they think are the attributes the best soccer player in the world needs to have.