Join the Blogging Craze

The term blog is short for weblog and in the simplest view, a blog is just a website. How is a blog different than a regular website? A blog is very easy to update regularly and hence has become used primarily as an online diary or frequently updated news site. Regular or static websites are contrasted with the dynamic nature of blogs. Blogs are so easily changeable that the viewer may even change the look of the blog when they are reading it! Primarily known for political and religious content, blogs are quite diverse in their content today. Bloggers are writing from many different countries, background and occupations. Parenting blogs can be found alongside corporate blogs. Authors blog about their books and singers blog about their music. Even television is getting in on the act and "The Today Show" is creating a blog to take its place among the thousands of personal blogs covering. There are now approximately 11 million blogs online. Here are some reasons why you should consider setting up your own today.