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 (ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
informal a collective term for the weblogs on the internet
 
[C21: from blog + -o- + -sphere]

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Blogosphere is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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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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Example sentences
Only a few years ago, so few people blogged that being a blogosphere celebrity required little more than showing up.
Certain words can shake the blogosphere in much the same way earthquakes stir
  the planet.
When you're surfing idly through the blogosphere, the cost of interruption is
  low.
The posters should familiarize themselves with the alternatives before they
  blast reams of nonsense and lies into the blogosphere.
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