I think it is very important that before any person intends to get involve in any blogging activity they take it upon themselves to get familiar with the various terms. And this post will give you a chance to do just that, bear in mind that these are not all the terms and please feel free to leave comment and any other terms you think should be added to the list please share with me.
Common Terms Listed in random order.
Blog- see
What is a Blog?
Blogging- The act of posting or editing entries on a blog
Blogger/blog Author-The person(s) who post/editing or simple control a blog
Web Log- is the antonym for the word blog
Blog Templates/Themes- this is the layout/ design of the blog
Blog Platform-this is the tool/software used to administrate/manage the blog
Blogosphere-is the entire community of blogger or in other words the world of blogging or blog.
Post/Entry- is a individual article that is publish on a regular basis which makes up the blog.
Video blogger/vlog-this is a blog where to post used takes the form of videos.
Audio blogging-this is where to post take the form of audio.
Flog-also known as a fake blog/flack blog, which main purpose is to create an internet meme that generates traffic and interest to promote a product or service.
Podcasting- is a way of distributing multimedia files via a internet feed, such as RSS
Moblog-is a blog which is being updated via a mobile device such as a cell phone or a PDA device.
Warblog/milblog- is a blog devoted to discussing or posting information on a ongoing war.
Feeds-are information provided in a way that allows users/readers to get regular updates on the website content
RSS-is basically a type of web feed which mean
(Really Simple
Syndication)
Atom Feeds-this is another type of feed in which subscribers can be updated by.
Feed/RSS reader or aggregator - this is the tool(software or website) that processes to feeds making it accessible to the readers
Subscribers/Follows- these are the people who use the feed, either to leave comments or just to be informed of the updates
Photofeed- is a type of feed, which contents images and sometimes audio.
Widgets-are codes that can be modified and transferred to add a particular function or look to a website, these codes can come in a number of formats such as
HTML ,
JavaScript and
CSS.
CAPTCHA- (Completely Automated Public turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart), which is a test to identify the difference between a automated program and a human.
XML-(Extensible Markup language) this is simple a programming language used my many website.
Category- is a collection of post/entry sharing a common interest or subject.
Plug-in/add-ons- this is usually a optional third party function that can be simple installed to the blogging software.
Dashboard-this is the area of the blogging software, where you navigate from, similar to the home page of a website.
Comment-this is usually a brief note writing by the readers of the blog sharing their opinion on the post/entry
Tag-is somewhat a summarization of what a post content include, which usually takes to form of two to three word or phrase to get the attention of the readers.
Blog Search Engine- simple said, it is a tool use to retrieve information on the Internet from blogs, such as
Technorati and Blog Search Engine.
SEO -Search Engine Optimizer- this is a art/practice of using different methods to increase the ranking of a website on a search engine, to increase visitors to the website.
Forum-a forum can be stand alone website or part of one, which is use for, members to have open discussion on varies topics to add to the development of something.
Website Domain Name- is usually a textual form of the IP address for the purpose of identity on the world wide web
DNS-Domain Name Server- this is a server used to locate the IP address of a particular website domain name
Domain Mapping-is a common feature provided by most web hosting services which allows its users to point or send information about the address of the domain to another server. usually for the purpose of having there website control or administrated through a different service or web host.
Backlinks- this is a link
coming from a different website directed to you own, usually called inward or inbound links.
Hyperlink-this is a link between two web pages or websites that takes the form of a highlighted or underline word or phase.
Archive- is a category which is usually automatically generating to put the pass post or entry in a particular other,such as by month, year or day.
Open ID- this is a type of identity given to a trusted user for the purpose of administrating the website or blog.
Header-this is the top portion of the website, which usually has the name and slogan of that website along with a unique design.
Footer- this is at the bottom part of the page, which usually contents information about the author or developers, advertising programs, a link to the about page, privacy or terms and condition and or web feeds.
Sidebar- this is the side of the website where widgets, tag clouds, related post and sometimes a side-blog is placed.
Side-blog- this is a small blog place in the sidebar of a website.
Index page - this is the default page or home page that is display when a website is accessed.
Blogroll- this is a collection of links to different blogs; that the author reads, that he/she recommends to his readers.
Blook- this is simple a book creating from the content of a blog or is publish via a blog.
Splog/ spam blog-this where the blogger sole intention is to promote affiliate websites of products, to gain search engine ranks.
Spamming- this is the process of sending e-mails indiscriminately to a particular mailing list, usually to generate awareness of something, such as a new product or service.
Bleg- this is a comment or post on a blog asking for information or some sort of help.
Blawg- this is a blog written by a legal professional, usually with entries related to the law
Multiblog- to maintain multiple blog with a single blogging software.
Mommy blog-this is a blog written by a mother/parent where the entries posted focus on the home, family and parenting or other related niche.
Permalink- this is a link that point to an entry on a website.
Ping- this is a system which is used to alert a server that a blog as been updated.
Pingback/trackback URL- this is a method used by a blogger to be notified when one of his/her entry is linked by another blogger.
Tag Cloud- this is a collection of tags usually placed at the sidebar of a website in a special design.
Niche- this is a topic you chose to write entries on your blog to satisfy a particular audience.
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