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We have created a short and concise guide to the world of blogging to help you make sense of a type of media that seems to be taking over the Internet. There is no need to fear though. Which is probably not too far from the reality. You will soon begin to think that they are just inventing a type of blog by attaching a random letter in front of 'log". If you begin to explore what blogging is for the very first time you will likely find yourself barraged by a plethora of strange terms.

First of all the basics

What is a blog?

And since we are going to be discussing the various types of blogs we need to understand it at its most basic level. It is probably the best one sentence description of what a blog is without describing the technology itself, however. And yes that seems to be an oxymoron. If we can summarize it we would basically describe a blog as something communicated on a personal level to the general public, so. The blog typically communicates on a person-to-person level instead of addressing itself to a wider audience. When you read one you almost feel like you "know" the person writing it. It is completely subjective and that is part of the reason for the popularity of blogs. The key is that a blog is not objective. A blog is a form of communication written from a personal perspective for public consumption.

FORMS OF THE BLOG

With that in mind lets discuss some of the most prevalent variations on the traditional blog, so. They soon will be, and if they not. Most of these devices have been used to generate a blog, naturally. Which we can use to communicate with other people, in an ever-increasing digital world we are given a large variety of options. A blog 'format' is nothing other than the type of media used to create the blog.

VLOG / VLOGGING / VIDEO BLOGGING

With time expect this form of the blog to gain wider acceptance and greater popularity, however. This is not a media that the average user has adopted - yet. Which sees it as a new way to communicate with the end-user or consumer, this form of the blog has been adopted primarily by the corporate world. It is a video recording addressed on a personal basis to the general public. Essentially it is exactly what its name describes. The 'vlog' is something that emerged relatively recently.

Which is nothing more than a "live" version of the vlog, a new and emerging type of "Vlog" is the Vodcast.

Some helpful links for Vlogs:

wikpedia entry for Vlog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlog>

Evideoshare http://www.evideoshare.com/> offers the ability to share vlogs with others

Vodcasts.tv http://www.vodcasts.tv/> offers a comprehensive directory of vlogs on almost any subject

MOBLOGGING / MOBILE BLOGGING

Most of these types of blogs take the form of pictures with the picture of something serving the same purpose of words. Essentially it means to blog on the go from a portable device of some type. Moblogging is a "style" of blogging.

Probably not, no. One could almost make the case for giving this type of blog entry (the photo) the moniker of "Phlog" but then again do we really need another term to keep track of? And the concept of 'babies' can be applied very loosely since corporations are also using it to introduce new products with just as much frequency. The "new baby" seems to be a popular reason to moblog. Of course this also applies to the aforementioned vlog. One good reason to consider a moblog is when you want to give someone else the experience of being at an event without being physically present.

There is no difference between a traditional blog and this type of moblog other than the fact that you are doing it on the go, essentially. The other form of a moblog is the blog entry made from a digital communication device such as a bluetooth or a pocket pc.

Some helpful links for Moblogs:

Flickrblog http://blog.flickr.com/flickrblog/2004/07/turn_any_blog_i.html is a service that allow you to quickly post pictures to your blog

SnapNpost http://www.snapnpost.com/?source=adwords is another company that offers assistance with posting photos

FLOG (s) / FAKE BLOGS

It is a blog written from the perspective of a fictional individual for the purpose of hyping some product or service or in some cases for the sole purpose of deception. It is a fake blog. A flog is just what it says. And of course this applies to the'flog'. For the corporation it is usually a pretty good idea. Of course the purpose is only nefarious from the point of view of the consumer. As soon as a new technology emerges it is only shortly thereafter that it is adopted for nefarious purposes by the business world.

It is probably just as popular with individuals but most of them are able to keep it secret much better and for a longer period of time. Of course corporations aren't the only ones to do flogs.

PODCASTING

The only major difference in a podcast and a blog is that the podcast usually lasts for a certain period of time and is given "live" whereas the various types of blogs are usually a record of what happened in the past whether that past is a few minutes or several days. Which is broadcast from the individuals' own computer or other digital device, a podcast is nothing more than a personal radio show. Podcasting may seem to fall outside the scope of the blog but in most cases it does not.