Microblogs

Martin Ebner

doi:10.4135/9781473960367.n183

Microblogs

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Abstract

Blogs and microblogs are used for communication, knowledge management, and publishing. Blog is simply a shortened version of weblog, a coinage of “web” and “log,” representing an information system that lists diary entries online. Microblogs can be seen as consisting of shorter blog entries. This entry further defines microblogs, then discusses the process of microblogging and how it functions as a means of mass communication.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet
Editors	Barney Warf
Publisher	SAGE Publications
Pages	640-641
ISBN (Electronic)	9781473960367
ISBN (Print)	9781473926615
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4135/9781473960367.n183
Publication status	Published - 30 Jun 2018

Fields of Expertise

Information, Communication & Computing

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Microblogs

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