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What is a blog? Given the amorphous nature of cyber text, it is not a straight- forward question. Rebecca Blood’s frequently referenced article, "Weblog: a history and perspective," is among the earliest efforts to examine the nature and development of weblogging. According to Blood, the term ‘weblog’ was conceived by Jorn Barger in December 1997. The shorter version, "blog", was coined by Peter Merholz, who, in April or May of 1999, broke the word weblog into halves. Barger later formulated his idea as: “weblog “(sometimes called a blog or a newspage or a filter) is a webpage where a weblogger (sometimes called a blogger, or a pre-surfer) 'logs' all the other web pages she finds interesting.”   In order to make the scenario of “blogging” clearer, we need to go further to check out the original meaning of logging, which is instructive when it comes to ascertaining the nature of weblog. Log, according to the Oxford Dictionary of English, is a device attached to a ship to measure its speed through the water. A log book is a journal with a permanent daily record of the sailing speed and events during a ship’s voyage. Log as a verb indicates the action of entering facts in the log-book.  Later on, the usage of Log is extended from nautical register to that of computer science. It describes the process of recording everything pertinent to a machine run, including identification of the machine run, identification of input and output tapes, identification of all stops, and a record of the action taken on all stops.  Hence there are derivations such as “a computer log” or “a web log”.