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- 2004 article suggested MS is encouraging employees to do so, to soften its image in the eyes of the public. See http://www.businessweek.com/print/magazine/content/04_26/b3889107.htm?chan=mz&
A good description of a WebLog can be found here: http://www.camworld.com/journal/rants/99/01/26.html
"Wiki is the ultimate collaborative WebLog" - this is wrong but very close to right. A Wiki is logically organized (if organized is the right term) and largely timeless. A WebLog is organized by time and (often) a small number of categories. Sometimes time is an important part of recorded thoughts, and other times not. Somehow it seems that wikis and weblogs should not be distinct.
WebLog**s tend to be less free-wheeling and more structured than Wiki. Funny - I would have said the opposite.
A combination of a Wiki and a WebLog is known by some as a BloggedWiki or a Bliki.
There are several WebLog applications out there:
- boastMachine
- A feature rich, easy to use blogging platform. Supports multiple DBs like MySQL, PostGres and also Flat files. http://boastology.com
- WordPress
- Well done server-side PHP-based WebLog software, open source and completely free. Requires installation on the server. Uses MySQL database by default. http://wordpress.org
- MovableType
- Server-side Perl-based WebLog software with excellent documentation. Free for non-profit use. Requires installation on the server. Does not need an additional database.
- SnipSnap
- A weblog and wiki. Every weblog or comment is a also a wiki page. Weblogs are time ordered wiki pages. Java, GPL.
- SlashCode
- The software used to run SlashDot. Uses perl and a database backend. http://www.slashcode.com
- GreyMatter
- http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/
- LiveJournal
- A journaling community completely run by volunteers http://www.livejournal.com/
- BlosXom
- A tiny (<= 61 lines of perl code), minimalist weblog that was originally created for MacOsx (hence the Blosxom in the title). http://www.raelity.org/apps/blosxom/
- PikiePikie
- A wiki AND a weblog. It goes ahead and lets you put a WebLog on any WikiPage you want. see WikiBlog or Meatball:WikiBlog
- ManilaByDaveWiner
- UserlandFrontier-based content-management system from DaveWiner. http://manila.userland.com/
- RadioUserland
- Commercial, browser-based WebLog editing/browsing tool from DaveWiner. http://radio.userland.com/
- RollerWeblogger
- Java-based weblogging system (http://rollerweblogger.org).
- NucleusCMS
- Open Source (GPL) CMS for weblogs with a very flexible PlugIn API. Uses PHP and MySQL. http://nucleuscms.org
RobotWisdomWeblog claims to be the first weblog.
The gestalt of all WebLog's conversations with each other has been dubbed the BlogoSphere