What is a Blog?

A. What is the difference between a blog and a book?

The biggest difference between a blog and a book is that a blog is short and consise while a book is longer and has more details. A blog is something more casual than a book and is intended to be to show an opinion as fast as it can while the book offers broader analisis and requires more thinking. With blogs you can find many related sources easily as opposed to with a book. A blog is simply, a way to communicate that meets the modern demands.

B. How have blogs changed recently?In the past blogs used to lack information. They were mostly comments about a topic with a link to extend the research and now, blogs have more information and are places in which you can write as much as you want too. Wether it´s by having a conversation with the viewers or is just a point of view about a current event.

C. Why might you read a blog?

You might read a blog when you need to find precise information and dont have time to read whole books. Also, when you want different opinions about a topic or you are curious about what others are doing. It may serve as a source for ideas or inspiration.

D. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not?

The reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog is because you never know who is writting it. You never know how well informed that person is or how he feels about the topic. Blogs are usually subjective and therefor shouldnt be taken into acount as direct sources of information.

E. Identify three blogs that mention our summer reading.

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http://i-am-dante.blogspot.com/
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