I believe it does matter, and I would opt for "blog" over "weblog." To me the latter has a deliberately antiquated feel to it and so should be used for historical insights, but not to address contemporary acting of blogging. Also, ask yourself which verb form you're using: is the subject "blogging" or "weblogging"? You should get a definite answer out of that and then stick to it for consistency's sake when picking your noun form. On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Ann-Charlotte Palmgren <apalmgre@abo.fi>wrote:
I've received a message that my article about blogging and eating disorders will be published in a Scandinavian journal. At the same time I received a message from the journal's language expert about my use of the term weblog. They are questioning the use and asks why I don't use the term blog. For some reason I have imagined that the term weblog is being used more often in research. Now I'm not so sure about it. What is your impression? Does it matter if I use the term weblog or blog?
Ann-Charlotte Palmgren doctoral student Åbo Akademi University Finland
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