Podcast
Questions and Answers
What distinguishes blogs from other static websites?
What distinguishes blogs from other static websites?
- The provision of valuable information
- The ability for visitors to leave online comments (correct)
- The focus on art and photography
- The presence of digital images and links
What was the term 'weblog' coined by Jorn Barger?
What was the term 'weblog' coined by Jorn Barger?
- May 1999
- 1990s
- December 17, 1997 (correct)
- 2022
Who coined the short form 'blog' by breaking the word weblog into 'we blog'?
Who coined the short form 'blog' by breaking the word weblog into 'we blog'?
- Jorn Barger
- Evan Williams
- Peter Merholz (correct)
- None of the above
What was another form of digital communities before blogging became popular?
What was another form of digital communities before blogging became popular?
What does microblogging feature?
What does microblogging feature?
What is the primary characteristic of a blog?
What is the primary characteristic of a blog?
In the 2010s, what type of blogs emerged?
In the 2010s, what type of blogs emerged?
What contributed to the rise of blogs in the late 1990s?
What contributed to the rise of blogs in the late 1990s?
What effect did Twitter and microblogging systems have on blogs?
What effect did Twitter and microblogging systems have on blogs?
What was required to publish content on the web before the late 1990s?
What was required to publish content on the web before the late 1990s?
True or false: Blogs were often the work of a single individual until 2009?
True or false: Blogs were often the work of a single individual until 2009?
True or false: Multi-author blogs (MABs) emerged in the 2010s?
True or false: Multi-author blogs (MABs) emerged in the 2010s?
True or false: The majority of early web users were hackers and computer enthusiasts?
True or false: The majority of early web users were hackers and computer enthusiasts?
True or false: The rise of blogs coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated posting content by non-technical users?
True or false: The rise of blogs coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated posting content by non-technical users?
Bloggers do not build social relations with their readers and other bloggers.
Bloggers do not build social relations with their readers and other bloggers.
True or false: Microblogging systems like Twitter helped integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media?
True or false: Microblogging systems like Twitter helped integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media?
Many blogs do not allow comments from their readers.
Many blogs do not allow comments from their readers.
Microblogging is a type of blogging that features long-form posts.
Microblogging is a type of blogging that features long-form posts.
The term 'weblog' was coined by Evan Williams.
The term 'weblog' was coined by Evan Williams.
'Blog' and 'blogging' are now used exclusively for content creation and sharing on social media.
'Blog' and 'blogging' are now used exclusively for content creation and sharing on social media.
