blog

noun \ ˈblȯg , ˈbläg \

|Updated on: 22 Jul 2018

Definition of blog

1 computers : a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer; also : the contents of such a site

2 : a regular feature appearing as part of an online publication that typically relates to a particular topic and consists of articles and personal commentary by one or more authors

a technology blog

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blogger

noun

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blogging

noun

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bloggy

play \ˈblȯ-gē, ˈblä-\ adjective bloggier; bloggiest

- … traditional media are trying to adapt to a bloggier, more opinionated age …
- —James Poniewozik

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Recent Examples of blog from the Web

Philipp Lahm has said in a blog post on the social media platform LinkedIn that current German boss Joachim Low needs to change his leadership style in order to succeed once again, after Germany's shock World Cup exit.

— SI.com, "Philipp Lahm Says German Boss Joachim Löw Must Change Leadership Style in Order to Succeed Again," 13 July 2018
In an effort to help society keep pace with the rampaging development of the technology, Microsoft President Brad Smith today is publishing a blog post calling for government regulation of facial recognition.

— scott thurm, WIRED, "Microsoft Calls For Federal Regulation of Facial Recognition," 13 July 2018
In a blog post shared earlier this week, the Pioneer Woman officially announced that her next cookbook will come out in October 2019.

— refinery29.com, "The Pioneer Woman Is Following Chrissy Teigen's Process To Write Her Next Cookbook," 12 July 2018
In a blog post, spotted by Thurrott, Google details its new Site Isolation feature for the latest Chrome 67 release.

— tom warren, The Verge, "Chrome now uses more RAM because of Spectre security fixes," 12 July 2018
In a blog post, the company said that any frozen accounts — which are locked because of sudden changes in behavior — would no longer be included in follower counts.

— natalie jarvey, The Hollywood Reporter, "Donald Trump, Katy Perry Hit By Twitter Follower Purge," 12 July 2018
With support from his main sponsor, Salomon, and help from his friend Montaz-Rosset, Jornet produced impressive documentation of each mission: photos, blog posts, data, and several films.

— nick heil, Outside Online, "Are Kilian Jornet's Speed Records Too Good to Be True?," 12 July 2018
Twitter estimated in its blog post that most users will lose four followers at most.

— emily stewart, Vox, "Twitter’s wiping tens of millions of accounts from its platform," 11 July 2018
The plan unveiled Tuesday night largely aligned with a blog post Gravel wrote in recent months.

— scott trubey, ajc, "Beltline group to present vision to MARTA for compete light rail loop," 10 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of blog

short for Weblog

NEW! Time Traveler

First Known Use: 1999

in the meaning defined above

See Words from the same year

blog

verb

Definition of blog

blogged; blogging

transitive + intransitive

1 I : to write or have a blog

He released experimental versions, blogged about his game-design decisions as he made them and uploaded … videos to YouTube.
—Harry McCracken

2 T : to write or write about (something) on a blog

Appropriately, he blogged his own retirement on Monday.
—Tom Verducci

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blogger

noun, plural bloggers

- As the recession decimated stores, brands, and businesses, not to mention the desire to shop, bloggers were there, lavishing attention on fashion, cheerleading its relevance.
- —Mark Holgate

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blogging

play \ˈblȯ-giŋ, ˈblä-\ noun

- Many soldiers also find blogging a useful way to help deal with reorientation to civilian life in the United States—what Vietnam vets called being "back in the world."
- —Brad Knickerbocker

Recent Examples of blog from the Web

Thabiti Anyabwile is a pastor and author in Washington, D.C., and blogs regularly at Pure Church and The Front Porch.

— thabiti anyabwile, Washington Post, "Overturning Roe v. Wade isn’t worth compromising with Trump, my fellow evangelicals," 28 June 2018
Gabriel, who currently works at a bike shop, used it to study for his graduate degree in library sciences, while Sarah uses it to blog and write about their lifestyle.

— anna zambelli, Good Housekeeping, "Meet the Couple Who Live Like It's 1890," 3 Nov. 2015
Lyman Stone, a Vox columnist, is a regional population economics researcher who blogs at In a State of Migration.

— lyman stone, Vox, "This Mother’s Day, honor Mom by backing parental leave," 11 May 2018
Grant Sinclair, a high school teacher who blogs about traveling in his RV on his site, Wanderfilledlife.com, has spent the past two summers in a modest 27-foot travel trailer.

— christopher elliott, chicagotribune.com, "For summer vacationers, RV-sharing is revving up," 27 Apr. 2018
That's because when medical marijuana doesn’t work for someone, that person is unlikely to publicly write or blog about it.

— cassie cope, charlotteobserver, "NC mom pushes for medical pot for son. 'It's so obvious and clear that this works.' | Charlotte Observer," 20 Apr. 2018
Still, Lucian Wintrich, who was given White House credentials last year in his role as Washington correspondent for right-wing, pro-Trump blog Gateway Pundit, saw fit to drop his own (again, misinformed) two cents into the conversation.

— andrea park, Teen Vogue, "Right-Wing Blogger Lucian Wintrich Tried to Mansplain Martin Luther King Jr.'s Teachings to Bernice King," 21 May 2018
Lyman Stone, a Vox columnist, is a regional population economics researcher who blogs at In a State of Migration.

— lyman stone, Vox, "This Mother’s Day, honor Mom by backing parental leave," 11 May 2018
Pamela Redmond Satran, who blogs about baby-naming and is also co-founder of the baby name site Nameberry.com, said the rise of Liam reflects the large population of Irish people in the U.S. who may not speak Irish, but have ethnic pride.

— CBS News, "Emma and Liam top list of most popular baby names," 11 May 2018