Blogging Terms!

Before you start blogging, try to familiarize yourself with these blogging terms first.

Blog – can be used to refer to the blog site or to refer to the act of “blogging” — that is, to maintain a blog or post a blog article.

Blogging – is the act of maintaining a blog or posting an article in a blog.

Blogger – is a person who runs a blog or posts in a blog.

Blog feed – is a form of XML-based file produced by the blog software so that the contents of the blog may be “syndicated” for further distribution on the web.

Blog hopping – is when fellow blogger used to follow the links from one blog to another; basically, to jump or hop from blog to blog.

Blogroll – is a list of blog members. Bloggers usually place a blog roll in the sidebar of their blogs to show other blogs they like or frequently visit.

Categories –is a method of organizing blog entries by assigning each entry to a predetermined topic. Each category will link to a list of all entries with related content.

Comment – is a reaction or feedback to a blog entry posted by another blogger, usually located at the end of a blog article.

Permalink – is the Permanent link or the unique URL of a single post.

Post – is refers to the blog entry itself.