a website or online page where a person or group regularly writes informal articles about ideas, experiences, or information
Maya started a travel blog to share her adventures with friends.
The company's blog features weekly tips on saving energy.
✦ Shortened from “weblog,” first used in the late 1990s for personal online journals.
to write new entries for a blog or maintain a blog, often on a particular subject
He blogs about the latest tech gadgets every weekend.
She blogged her journey across South America with stunning photos.
✦ From the noun “blog,” which itself is a shortening of “weblog.” The verb form appeared soon after the noun in the early 2000s.
a person who regularly writes and publishes posts on a blog
The food blogger photographed every dish before taking a bite.
A popular travel blogger shared tips on packing light during a live stream.
✦ Formed from the word “blog” (short for “weblog”) + “-er,” meaning someone who performs an action. Coined in the late 1990s as personal online journals became popular.
a free blog-publishing platform owned by Google
She started her first website on Blogger when she was sixteen.
Google updated Blogger to include a modern, mobile-friendly design.
✦ Launched by the company Pyra Labs in 1999 and acquired by Google in 2003, the service was named for its purpose: a tool to help people create blogs easily.
