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 Difference between Blog and Website?

Blog

Essentially a blog is a type of website which has regular content input in the form of articles, video and pictures.  It can be maintained by an individual or a collection of people.  The entries are displayed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent entries displayed first. It can also be used as a verb -  "to blog" which means to add content to a blog site.  One of the most important aspects of a blog is the ability for anyone who visits to be able to comment and interact. 

Website

A website (also sometimes called a web site) is a collection of related web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that are under a common domain name. 

Static Website

A static website is similar to a brochure where the same information is displayed to every visitor. It may contain information about a company and its products and services via text, photos, animations, audio/video and interactive menus and navigation.  This type of website is occasionally updated manually such as when promoting special offers or seasonal articles. To update a static website generally requires a working technical knowledge of html and other web design skills.

Dynamic Website

A dynamic website is one that changes or customizes itself frequently and automatically, based on certain criteria.

 For instance, a website selling cd's will have a database of  the entire cd catalgue. If someone wants a cd by The Rolling Stones and inputs that into the search box, the website will automatically change to show a page with a list of cd's by The Rolling Stones.  Alternatively a website with a dynamically generated web page would call pieces of information from a database and put them together in a pre-defined format to present the reader with a coherent page.

Confusingly, a Blog can have posts or pages.  A post is a piece of content that is shown in reverse chronological order (see above).  A page is displayed according to how the webmaster sets up the site navigation menu.  So, a blog can look and behave like a normal static website and show pages.  The advantage of using a blog as a website is that it promotes interactivity between the webmaster and the visitor. It is up to the webmaster to decide whether his audience can comment or not on individual pages.

 

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