BLOGGING DECIPHERED

BLOGGING DECIPHERED:

            Contrary to popular assumption, blogging is not achieved in a single swoop. There are three distinct processes and three not-so-distinct entities involved in blogging.

v     A Blogging Client:

          The post content is prepared using a blogging client. Client allows the blogger to forget about the intricacies of creating a web page in HTML and allows to focus on creating the content. A client usually includes a text editor the allows text formatting, it may include additional tools to facilitate the inclusion of pictures or other files into the blog.

v     A Blogging Platform:

          A Blogging Platform is the software part of a blog which contains the code that grants a blog it is features and layout. A Blogging Platform needs to be installed on a server, along with other essential add-ons for the blog to be functional. Add-on include the language interpreter in which the platform is coded, like PHP or Perl and a database where the posts are stored, like MySQL.

v     A Blog Host:

              Every site on the internet is hosted on a web server. Web host is the entity that offers the web space and web server to publish web pages.