Guide to The Blog Galaxy

I know, I know, the title seems bombastic, got your attention I hope :) This article is dedicated to all my blogger friends out there, and those of you who wants to have one. I have gathered here some terms and new lingo for doing blogging, here they are:

1. Blogs: a web based log of well....pretty much anything that you want to write.
2. Blogosphere: the world of blogs, or blog universe
3. Moblogging: Posting to a blog on the go. This is possibly done on high end phones or handheld devices with wirelesss access to internet.
4. Vlogging: Video blogging of individuals/companies post video instead of texts and pictures.
5. Podcasting: a technology which allows one to create own radio shows and post them on the web. This was started by bloggers. It is now very popular, or so I heard ( I don't have Ipod :P)
6. RSS: Also known as Really Simple Syndication. This is a technology to track blogs, so whenever there are updates, one person will be notified (only if he/she chose to accept it)
7. Dooced: An expression used when someone looses job because of blogging.
8. Flogs: Fake blogs, as they are usually designed by corporations/organizations to promote certain products/ideologies.
9. Paid blogging: Bloggers who actually write about a produc or issue. I guarantee you I am not one of them, hehehe
10. Micro news: Blogs devoted to extremely niche topics (for instance, things that happen in your local neighborhood).

I just thought the definitions are cool! Here are few more statistics about blogosphere:
1. 40,000 thousand new blogs appear DAILY on the internet.
2. Some blogs can actually earn up to USD 28,000/month. Hmm...not bad for an investment. Kaching!
3. There are at least 5000 podcasting shows now online, and growing.
4. It only takes up to 10 minutes to setup a blog. Easy, isnt' it?

So there you are. Enjoy the statistics and keep on blogging, moblogging, podcasting or whatever you want to do. I know I am having fun ;-)