I have often wondered what is a true blog.我常常想知道什么是真正的博客。 Lets find out.可以找出答案。

I have read definitions like it should contain a calendar and / or it should be updated regularly and / or entries should be dated.我已阅读的定义一样，它应该包含一个日历和/或它应定期予以更新和/或作品，应当注明日期。 Let’s look at them in details.让我们看看他们的细节。

This blog doesn’t have a calendar.此博客没有一个日历。 Does it prevent it from being a blog?它防止它被一博客？ Nowadays most blogs do not have a calendar.现在大多数的Blog没有一个日历。 Calendar was relevant in the early days of blogging where blogs were few and people loved to stay on one blog and browse through previous entries using a calendar.日历有关，在成立之初的博客那里的博客很少和人民的爱留在一博客和浏览以前的作品，使用的日历。 Today it mostly takes up space.今天，大多是占用了空间。 It surely cannot be a defining feature for a blog.当然不可能是一个确定的功能为博客。

What about a website which contains dated articles on a specific topic?什么网站，载有过时的文章，就某个特定话题？ Does that alone make it a blog?这是否仅使它成为博客？ If so then如果是的话，然后 NY Times纽约时报 or SF Chronicle website should also be considered to be a blog.或SF纪事报的网站也应被视为一个博客。

When we talk about frequency of update, how do we define the threshold frequency which defines / undefines a blog?当我们谈论的频率更新，我们如何界定的门槛频率定义/ undefines是博客？ Frequency of update appears to be a narrow definition for a blog.更新的频率似乎是一种狭隘的定义为博客。 Lot of blogs like Guy Kawasaki’s infrequently updated blog would fail to make the list if frequency of update is the criteria.很多博客一样家伙川崎市的博客不常更新，将无法使名单，如果更新的频率是标准。

However we all know when we see a blog.不过我们都知道，当我们看到一个博客。 So what is a blog ?因此， 什么是博客 ？

We cannot take away the date element from a blog because of its origin - web + log.我们不能带走Date元素从博客，因为它的起源-网络+日志。 It started as and even today it is a log or journal.它开始和即使在今天，这是一个日志或杂志。 The topic can however be diverse and not just limited to one’s life.这个专题的，但可以多种多样，而不是仅仅限于一的生命。

A blog is an interactive medium.一个博客是一个互动的媒介。 You can comment on a blog and even start a discussion.您可以发表评论的博客，甚至开始讨论。 Some media companies nowadays have enabled discussion on their articles, thereby bringing them closer to a blog.一些媒体公司如今已启用的讨论文章，从而使它们更接近于一个博客。

A blog may have one or more author like一个博客可以有一个或多个作者一样， Boing Boing boing boing . 。 That doesn’t preclude it from being a blog.这并不妨碍它从一个博客。

Where does sydication fit in a blog definition?哪里sydication适合在一个博客的定义？ Online newspapers used to syndicate for ages.在线报纸用来集团为千古罪人。 Today almost all blogs provide RSS / Atom feed for syndicating their contents.今天几乎所有的博客提供RSS / Atom供稿源，为聚合其内容。 Is it required definition for a blog.是它需要定义为博客。 Personally I don’t think so.我个人不这样认为。 Syndication or pings are just ways to make your blog more widely available and read.联合或坪只是如何使您的博客更广泛使用和阅读。

In conclusion, with some reservations, I think the best definition for a blog is:总括而言，一些保留，我认为最好的定义，博客是：
A blog is a website with dated articles which allows viewer to comment on articles. 博客是一个网站与过时的文章，让观众发表评论文章。