Homework :P

Questions:
1. According to this author where does the word blog come from?
2. Why might the writer object to a book about blogs? What is the difference between a blog and a book?
3. How have blogs changed recently?
4. Why might you read a blog rather than a book, or a magazine, or a newspaper?
5. Is there reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog? Why? Why not?
6. If you kept your own blog, what would you title it?
7. Find three blogs that mention our summer reading.

Answers:
1. Acordding to the author, the wrod blog is a shorter term for web log or weblog. It didn't officially become "blog" until Jorn Barger cut weblog into we blog.

2. A writer might object to a book about blogs because they are an obvious dichotomy. books are tight and slow, and they want you to stay between the covers. Blogs are reckless and fast, and they want you to stray.

3. Blogs and bloggers today are everywhere. they go from blogging, to links to different pages, to videos on youtube. Some bloggers don't even write much at all. They pick and choose things they find on line, and when they cant express themselves correctly, they throw in an OMG! (oh my god!) or an emoticon - :-), :-(, >:-(, ;-)

4. Most people would choose a blog over a book because theres so much to do while blogging. With a blog you can click on a link that will take you to a different page. Or if something in a blog interests you, you can look it up on youtube or on the internet.

5. There is reason to doubt the objectivity of a blog because a blog is the point of view of one person. They will not feel considerate of the topic, therefore they will just say what they feel, whether its good or bad.

6.If i had my own blog, it would probably be about something I like. The title would be related to what the blog is about

7. http://scienceguy288.wordpress.com/2010/01/17/science-soul-book-review-ishmael/
http://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/content/?p=324