A website which is managed by an individual or a community to give commentaries, descriptions of various objects and graphics is known as a blog. The complete activity of designing a blog and getting the comments of the readers is known as blogging. Nowadays, the trend of blogging is increasing because of the escalating use of internet and also because of the expansion of ecommerce.

Businesses and the companies are also showing interests in blogging because of the expanding base of bloggers. The content of the blog consists of text, graphics and videos. The fame of blogging is also increasing because the reader is open to give any comment and this feature of blogging also makes it attractive and sometimes more informative. The artwork, videos and graphics are also promoted through blogging websites.

There are various types of blogs and the contents and objectives of the blog can also vary for different types of the blogs. These types of blogs include personal blogs, corporate blogs, question blogs, media blogging, technology blogging and many others. Personal blogs are the most common blogs among all the types of the blogs because there are more traditional and a personal blog is considered as an ongoing diary by an individual. Usually, the internet users are not interested in reading the personal blogs but still the bloggers take pride in their blog posts. The blogs which are related with businesses and companies are known as corporate blogs. The purpose of corporate blogging is to enhance marketing; branding and the public relations. Moreover, blogging also provides a cheap way of advertising. In the question blogging answers to the questions are given. These questions can be related to various fields of life. In addition to that, the blogs which present videos are known vlog and these are short posts.

The interest of people in blogging is also a result of cheap blogging websites. Any individual can make his or her blog on such website, absolutely free of cost. There are many people who make blogs related to their field of interest like travelling blog, fashion blog, cooking blog etc.

There are various advantages and a disadvantage of blogging. According to the scientific research writing about the personal experiences in blogs can increase memory and sleep, enhances immune cell activity and reduces viral load in AIDS patients. The negative impacts of blogging include political issues and personal safety threats. The number of bloggers is increasing very rapidly and in future blogging can appear as the most preferred activity on the internet.