A. According to this author, where does the word blog come from?According to this author, the word "blog" which is a shorter term for Web log (or Weblog), was originated in 1997 when Jorn Barger, used the word "Weblog" in his Web site (Robert Wisdom), which was full of writings about artificial intelligence, Judaism as racism, and James Joyce. Two years later, in 1999, Peter Merholz the author of a Weblog named Peterme, split it in two —"We blog"— and created a new word that could be used as either a noun or verb. That was how "blog" was born.
B. Why might the writer object to a book about blogs? What is the difference between a blog and a book?
The differences between a blog and a book are the following: While books are tight, blogs are reckless; books are slow but blogs are fast; blogs invite you to look and analyze beyond their titles, while books beg you to stay between their covers; books are always worried over copyright and libel but blogs simply borrow whatever they need with impunity such as news, pictures, and videos. These are also the reasons of why a writer might object to a book about blogs.
C. How have blogs changed recently?
Blogs have changed recently in only some areas and not in the big picture. I believe this because there was never a specific order or way of creating blogs, so this can't change. However, today we find more technology advances and features that can be applied to our blogs. Some areas, such as topics are varied and there are more to talk about everyday. The topic of the blog changes because of the historical context of the moment, therefore it has to adapt and share information about the present. With recent information, bloggers will be able to attract more readers since they will be interested in it deeply.
D. Why might you read a blog rather than a book, or a magazine, or a newspaper?
I might read a blog rather than a book, a magazine, or a newspaper because blogs are really clear and easy to understand, its not like some other types of writings where you might have difficulties understanding and following the lecture. Blog readers jump around, as they follow links, and move from blogs to new clips on Youtube. This is done in a much easier way than what it takes to turn a page of a book. They always end up somewhere, where they have been carried away. Vocabulary in the blogs and in their comments is used by known phrases and expressions sometimes shown by emoticons. Blogs, overall, are very fun and entertaining and even though many bloggers don't write much at all, you learn from what they say and can eventually reflect on the information they share with us.
E. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not?
Yes, I believe that there is a reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog since the author interprets the topic and the information in their own way and give their own opinion as they share it on their blog. The author's point of view is always reflected and sometimes indirectly shown and interpreted by the reader as a fact, while it isn't. Also, the information isn't always theirs so while they gather it, misunderstandings can take place. The interference of the author in the information of a blog, in my opinion, is the main reason of why the objectivity of a blog can be doubted.
F. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it?
If I kept my own blog, I would do it about a specific foundation of children with cancer and I would call it "Stand Up for Cancer".
G. Find three blogs that mention our summer reading.
1.http://www.beyond-ishmael.com/members/beyondishmael
2.http://peakoil.blogspot.com/2005/10/book-review-ishmael-by-daniel-quinn.html
3.http://www.ishmael.org/Interaction/guestbook/guestbook.cfm
4.http://www.iyou.me/group/green/forum/topics/ishmael-by-daniel-quinn-free
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