Blog Steward: Jesse Warden on Blogging

A couple of days ago I lamented my experiences (see "Blogging Needs Better Stewards") bringing a large group of people from diverse backgrounds into the world of blogging. Though there was great interest and hype around the industry at whole, we collectively dropped the ball when trying to re-create the foundations and to paint a complete picture.

Taking my complaint to task, the Jester himself has offered a nice write up on what blogging is, what it does, and how it's done.

To quote just the most basic definition:

A blog, web log, or online journal consists of a online journal, diary, or writing of things that interest you. Goals can range from wanting a forum to exchange ideas, gain feedback, judge reactions, share your knowledge & experience, showcase your weekly comic strip, showcase and share your photos/art/pictures, bookmark your favorite topics and hyperlinks, and/or to be a part of an online community with people who have similar interests... or just the opposite, and merely to lurk and absorb and read one or all of the above with or without partaking in responding and feedback.

Source: JesterXL, "What is a blog?"

I'd love to see more of these. If anyone else wants to submit their definition of a blog and what it means to them, please do and I will aggregate them all into the right column.