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What's the difference between a "personal" website and a blog? Many people run blogging platforms such as wordpress to host their personal websites. It's just t
by DeathArrow 3y ago
What's the difference between a "personal" website and a blog? Many people run blogging platforms such as wordpress to host their personal websites. It's just that they call them "blogs" and not "personal websites". To me, the only difference is that "personal website" is an older and less frequently used term.
- steve1977 3y agoA blog is like a public diary. A web log, with log entries. A personal website can contain a blog, but doesn’t have to.
- rchaud 3y agoA blog shows posts in descending order of date. That's the only visible bit of information architecture so it influences how you use the site. A personal website or fan page might not be set up that way. Unlike a blog, it may not feature periodic posts. It could just be one big page that's incrementally updated with no visible date. Every page may be designed differently, as the backend may be pure HTML/CSS without any templating rules. I frequently re-read this great article talking about the fundamental shift in the Internet brought about by the blog medium. Article:https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/ https://stackingthebricks.com/how-blogs-broke-the-web/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34387754 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34387754