Do you get asked this question? I do.
As many of you know I am working on my 'Operation Localism' where I am posting weekly as many things as possible for my area. I have had the opportunity to meet many people while taking photos. In conversation they want to know what I'm doing and I say, of course, "It's for my BLOG." The very next question 9 out of 10 times was "What is a blog anyway?"
Well, prior to becoming a member of Active Rain, I had no clue what a BLOG was. So needless to say, hearing this question made me relieved that I was not the only one who had not jumped into the internet saavy world. I always heard it on the news, "What is everyone Blogging about today?" and I would just think "Heck if I know, what is it?"
I realized then that I at least needed to have an answer to this question.
After doing some research, didn't take much, here are some definitions.
- Online Publication in the form of a Diary or Journal
- A Personal Online Journal
- A WebLog
- Publicly Accessible Journal
Now that I came across this site, Active Rain, which I now refer to many of it's members as part of my AR Family, it didn't take long to realize what BLOGGING was all about.
It's about speaking from the heart, writing about what you know and what you want to teach, writing for support, writing as a tool to reach consumers on a level you may not reach them otherwise and sometimes just writing for fun.
Truly, it's a Personal Online Journal of anything and everything that you have a passion for and wish to write about. So, cheers to my BLOG and I am so glad to have been able to share it with you!
What does your Personal Online Diary behold?
By the way, BLOG is a contraction for Web...Log
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