Understanding Blogs Quiz

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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?

  • May 1999
  • 1990s
  • December 17, 1997 (correct)
  • 2022

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?

<p>Usenet and Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does microblogging feature?

<p>Very short posts (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary characteristic of a blog?

<p>Reverse chronological display of posts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the 2010s, what type of blogs emerged?

<p>Multi-author blogs (MABs) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What contributed to the rise of blogs in the late 1990s?

<p>The emergence of web publishing tools (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect did Twitter and microblogging systems have on blogs?

<p>They integrated multi-author and single-author blogs into the news media (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was required to publish content on the web before the late 1990s?

<p>Knowledge of HTML and File Transfer Protocol (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Blogs were often the work of a single individual until 2009?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Multi-author blogs (MABs) emerged in the 2010s?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The majority of early web users were hackers and computer enthusiasts?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The rise of blogs coincided with the advent of web publishing tools that facilitated posting content by non-technical users?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Bloggers do not build social relations with their readers and other bloggers.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Microblogging systems like Twitter helped integrate MABs and single-author blogs into the news media?

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Many blogs do not allow comments from their readers.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Microblogging is a type of blogging that features long-form posts.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The term 'weblog' was coined by Evan Williams.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Blog' and 'blogging' are now used exclusively for content creation and sharing on social media.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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