July 14, 2007
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Via Jerry Pournelle:
ORIGIN OF TERM "BLOG"
ORIGIN OF TERM "BLOG"
You had asked how a published diary on the Internet (World
Wide Web) came to be called a "blog".
BLOG was one of the protocols built upon IP (such as TCP,
UDP). It was an acronym for "Brilliant Literature / Obnoxious Grunting". There
was a certain amount of punning involved, since it could be used as a verb to
describe singular and plural-voiced publication (iBLOG and weBLOG).
Some claim it was also derived from the old Kiltiberian
blaugh (pronounced "blaugh") meaning compulsive chatter. Our modern terms
"blather" and "blah blah blah" descend from that root; possibly "blarney" does
also. The content of the typical blog displays a distinctive and memorable level
of taste - reminiscent of Sturgeon - suggesting this family of terms should
include "blah" and "bleah".
-- Bill Kilner
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