Glossary
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A
Aggregator – A program which allows users to read the content of blogs without going to each individual blog. This is done through RSS Feeds. for example: Bloglines.com
B
Blog - Short for weblog, a Web site which is dynamic in nature. Postings are listed in reverse chronological order with the most recent information is listed first. Usually written from a personal perspective on a topic.
Blog Roll -List of blogs that the blogger links to
Blogger – A person who writes a blog.
Blogosphere - online community of blogs and blogging
D
Del.icio.us – an Internet based social bookmarking service for storing and sharing web bookmarks
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RSS (Rich Site Summary / Really Simple Syndication) -
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Social Bookmarking – activity which allows users to save and categorize their collection of bookmarks and share them with others. Del.icio.us is an example of a social bookmarking website.
T
Tags – descriptors or categories
W
Wiki – A website which allows users to collaborate on the creation and editing of content.
