Blogging Basics: Terminology
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
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Excellent information, Revka! I’ve been blogging for years, but had not heard a couple of the terms: blogorrhea and fisk.
Would love to know the etymology of the second! LOL
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Hey, Michelle,
Thanks so much for taking the time to leave your comment. I’m glad I was able to share something new with you.
Regarding the Fisk term, Blog Terms Glossary states that this term “[o]riginates in the name of journalist Robert Fisk, who has been targeted in this way within the blogosphere many times.”
Interesting, isn’t it?
Revka,
Thanks for the terminology lesson. Starting a website and blogging means the learning curve continues!
Another question on fisk. I like to point people to other relevant sites and articles and comment on them. I’m not using their language, but pointing out what I like about the article or site and how I might use the particular suggestion in my own home. I always quote if I do use a sentence that is not mine. Is this considered fisking?
Thanks for the clarification.
Susan
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Susan,
Thanks for taking the time to comment on this post and ask a question.
Quoting other articles and linking to them in a blog post or page is not considered fisking. The term fisking only applies to comments where the commenter copies the entire blog post into their comment and inserts their thoughts between sections of the copied post.
Let me know if you have further questions.
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