WHAT IS A BLOG?

According to dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster, “blog” topped the most looked-up terms on its website in 2004. Although some have been around for a while, it was only this year (2004) that blogs attained critical mass. “blogs are now a ‘fifth estate’ that keeps watch over the mainstream media,” observe Drezner and Farrell. Blog is short for weblog, an online repository for, depending on the host’s passions and predilections, news and views about everything from pop culture to politics to pantyhose, with links to other like-minded blogs.

Antonia Zerbisias, Toronto Star.