fifeclub — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:09:36 +0000

I think we may be agreeing but I'm not sure. I realize a blog can be done manually but I meant that it is only defined by it's purpose and nothing else. And since a 'news script' basically performs the exact same technological function (posting a list of little stories in a chronologically stamped order), it too is defined by its purpose.

From Webopedia: (n.) Short for Web log, a blog is a Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily, blogs often reflect the personality of the author.

I have an example. I contend that this page is NOT really a blog even though I use blogger to update it. It's just a simple list of quotes that I happen to have automated using blogger, and nothing more. On one hand it is of a personal nature and not announcements, but it's not quite like a diary either.

Just some thoughts.

Abhishek Reddy — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 21:38:18 +0000

andy206uk wrote: Really the term "blog" describes what the site *is* rather than how it's done.

This is true.

andy206uk — Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:04:31 +0000

They're more or less the same thing, however blog systems nowadays are more like scaled down CMS (content management systems) systems.

Really the term "blog" describes what the site *is* rather than how it's done. You could update a blog by manually editing the html if you wanted.