Demystifying blogs

Amy Gahran talks on blog stereotypes:

While it’s good that
weblog neophytes are considering and talking about blogs at all, they
often fall prey to, and perpetuate, a fair amount of misinformation
especially stereotypes. Here are some clarifications on how to
understand and discuss weblogs, in order to avoid those pitfalls.

Contentious: What’s a Blog? Bag the Stereotypes

Excellent.  She defines what a blog is, what it’s not, and discusses common myths and stereotypes.

A good read for anyone into blogging.