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Weblogs - Blog Searches
What is a Blog?
Weblogs, usually shortened to "blogs", are web pages containing periodic posts (messages) by a person or series of people. They range from the ramblings of individuals, through to running commentary on major events.
A common use by individuals is to detail ones thoughts on a particular topic or range of topics, and also provide a diary or journal of events in ones life.
Searching Blogs
Within the Blogosphere (all the online blogs), it is common place to use ones own name. Therefore if you are searching for someone, and they happen to run an online blog, there's a good chance you'll locate them. What's interesting with finding a persons blog, is that not only do you find a way of communicating with them, but you may also learn more about them in the process.
The are a number of specific blog searches on the web. These range from those which delve deep into the text of weblogs, through to directories containing just the title and a description or text snippets. Search engines also appear to do a good job of indexing blogs, and can be used. You might like to try adding the term blog, or similar, to your search keywords if you're interested in finding a persons blog.
Updated: 28th May, 2005
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