blogosphere

[blaw-guh-sfeer, blog-uh]

blog·o·sphere

[blaw-guh-sfeer, blog-uh]
noun Informal.
the realm of Internet blogs and the people who read or write them: Can the blogosphere be controlled?

Origin:
2000-05; blog + -o- + sphere
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Blogosphere is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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blogosphere (ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə)
 
n
informal a collective term for the weblogs on the internet
 
[C21: from blog + -o- + -sphere]

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Main Entry:  blogosphere
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a collective term for the world of weblogs, the community of all weblogs; also called blogsphere
Etymology:  1997; blend of blog + stratosphere
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blogosphere

online journal where an individual, group, or corporation presents a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs. Some blogs operate mainly as news filters, collecting various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links. Other blogs concentrate on presenting original material. In addition, many blogs provide a forum to allow visitors to leave comments and interact with the publisher. "To blog" is the act of composing material for a blog. Materials are largely written, but pictures, audio, and videos are important elements of many blogs. The "blogosphere" is the online universe of blogs.

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