[Air-L] Using the term weblog/blog

[Conor Schaefer]

I believe it does matter, and I would opt for "blog" over "weblog." To me
the latter has a deliberately antiquated feel to it and so should be used
for historical insights, but not to address contemporary acting of blogging.

Also, ask yourself which verb form you're using: is the subject "blogging"
or "weblogging"? You should get a definite answer out of that and then stick
to it for consistency's sake when picking your noun form.

On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Ann-Charlotte Palmgren <apalmgre at abo.fi>wrote:

>
>
> I've received a message that my article about blogging and eating disorders
> will be published in a Scandinavian journal. At the same time I received a
> message from the journal's language expert about my use of the term weblog.
> They are questioning the use and asks why I don't use the term blog. For
> some reason I have imagined that the term weblog is being used more often in
> research. Now I'm not so sure about it. What is your impression? Does it
> matter if I use the term weblog or blog?
>
>
> Ann-Charlotte Palmgren
> doctoral student
> Åbo Akademi University
> Finland
>
>
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