http://www.blogossary.com The blogosphere's dictionary Mon, 28 May 2007 15:20:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To blog stalk is to religiously check a blog for any new content, usually multiple times per day. Use: "I have a new blog stalker." "Paul blog stalked me this weekend." "My blog's not that great, but people blog stalk me anyway." http://www.blogossary.com/define/blog-stalk/ Mil blog is short for military blog -- a blog written and maintained by someone in the military (usually the US military). http://www.blogossary.com/define/mil-blog/ A Joe Blog is a blog written and maintained by someone in the United States military. http://www.blogossary.com/define/joe-blog/ Bloggers going after (and in many cases, verbally attacking) a particular company or person who has done something egregious. Imagine a swarm of Africanized honey bees (aka killer bees) swarming an unsuspecting victim who has agitated them by entering their territory, thus threatening their safety and way of life. One well know ... http://www.blogossary.com/define/blog-swarm/ Blogfat is the notable increase of weight gained from blogging and lack of physical exercise. Blogfat was originally coined by David Weinberger with his 2003 blog entry, Blogging makes you fat. Read more about the blogfat phenomenon: BlogHer Escape from Cubicle Nation http://www.blogossary.com/define/blogfat/ Blogorrhea is a large number of blog entries or an entire blog comprised of substandard quality or overly verbose content. (Think of verbal diarrhea via blog.) http://www.blogossary.com/define/blogorrhea/ A blogmaster is one who owns, writes, or manages a blog. See also: Blogger http://www.blogossary.com/define/blogmaster/ A blook is a blog turned into book form, or a book serialized via blog. The term blook was coined by Jeff Jarvis when Tony Pierce held a contest on what to title his new book; a compilation of his blog entries into book form. Blook resources: Jeff Jarvis - BuzzMachine History of Blooks ... http://www.blogossary.com/define/blook/ To mothball a blog means to stop posting regularly to the blog and put it into archival mode for posterity. http://www.blogossary.com/define/mothball/ A blogfriend is someone you know and consider a friend solely through reading and interacting with his (or her) blog. http://www.blogossary.com/define/blogfriend/