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by shiny_topadm

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Hi, maybe it's just my old mind failing to truly understand the --new media--, but how is Bob Artner's blog [on the TR home page] any different from a daily editorial column? The buzz (as far as I can determine) about weblogs in general is that they give the author an opportunity to be self-published, and get a larger audience (than just standing on the street corner!). Since Mr. Artner is a TechRepublic vp, I would assume that he could write anything and get it printed when there was room. I'm not being critical, by the way, I just don't get the terminology! Thanks to anyone who wants to explain...

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Thanks for the question.

Blogging is one of those elastic terms that means different things to different people.

While it's certainly true that web blogging software opens up publishing for people who would never have had the chance previously, that's only one use of the word.

Blogging is also a reference to the *kind* of content being published: short summaries and links to interesting content, published in a simple reverse chronological order.

That's what we're after with the IT Leadership blog, though we're open to other ideas.

Bob Artner
TechRepublic

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