It has been suggested that House blog be merged into this article or section. (Discuss) For other uses, see Blog (disambiguation). "Blogger" redirects here. For the blog publishing system owned by Google, see Blogger (service). A blog (an abridgment of the term web log) is a website, usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art (artlog), photographs (photoblog), sketchblog, videos (vlog), music (MP3 blog), audio (podcasting) are part of a wider network of social media. Micro-blogging is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts. As of December 2007, blog search engine Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs.[1] See also: History of blogging timeline Topics in journalism Professional issues News • Reportage • Writing • Ethics • Objectivity • Values • Attribution • Defamation • Editorial independence • Education • Other topics Fields Arts • Business • Entertainment • Environment • Fashion • Politics • Science • Sports • Tech • Trade • Traffic • Weather Genres Advocacy journalism Citizen journalism Civic journalism Community journalism Gonzo journalism Investigative journalism Literary journalism Narrative journalism New Journalism Opinion journalism Visual journalism Watchdog journalism Social impact Fourth Estate Fifth Estate Freedom of the press Infotainment Media bias News propaganda Public relations Yellow journalism News media Newspapers Magazines News agencies Broadcast journalism Online journalism Photojournalism Alternative media Roles Journalist • Reporter • Editor • Columnist • Commentator • Photographer • News presenter • Meteorologist  This box: view • talk • edit