Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The set of all blogs on the Internet along with those who compile them and comment upon them, viewed as an interconnected community or as a phenomenon.
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- noun Internet The totality of
blogs , especially the unique jargons, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Since there is some mild hostility to the term blogosphere, I propose that we rename it Pirate Helltown (Mos Eisley or some other hive of scum and villainy would also do), blogs become ships, and bloggers become writers of fortune.
Anime Nano! 2009
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I've heard some bloggers say (more like read some bloggers write, but eh) that they dislike the term blogosphere / aniblogosphere but I've never really understood why.
Anime Nano! 2009
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Since there is some mild hostility to the term blogosphere, I propose that we rename it Pirate Helltown (Mos Eisley or some other hive of scum and villainy would also do), blogs become ships, and bloggers become writers of fortune.
THAT Animeblog 2009
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If people use the term blogosphere that way (which I have never seen) then it may be acceptable.
Anime Nano! 2009
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March 10, 2010, 4: 15 pm yankee says: metro11: ruufles: “treason” in the blogosphere is a far cry from DOJ memos actively pointing to your disbarment.
The Volokh Conspiracy » My Contribution to the NYT ‘Room for Debate’ Blog on the AQ7 Argument 2010
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But the blogosphere is also a place where civil discussions can be had among people of widely varying politics.
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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But on the eve of their trial, the blogosphere is abuzz with talk of the journalists 'fate.
Global Voices in English » USA: Journalists to Stand Trial in North Korea 2009
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Again, there's a democratizing influence; the blogosphere is the new slushpile, and a retweeting chain that links someone with a manuscript to an agent or editor might pass through three "friends" who barely even know each other.
MIND MELD: How Does Blogging and Social Networking Affect the Publishing Industry? 2009
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The chatter in the blogosphere is all about the Restore Sanity/Keep Fear Alive rally that swamped the Mall and the Metro system.
Happy 'Fakesgiving' -- D.C.'s blogs Washington Post editors 2010
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Anonsters says: metro11: “treason” in the blogosphere is a far cry from DOJ memos actively pointing to your disbarment.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Lawyers, Treason, and Deception: A Response to Andrew McCarthy 2010
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It was 2008, the heyday of blogging, and, in what we quaintly called the “blogosphere”, women were relating their lives in raw, unguarded, funny ways.
A moment that changed me: my boss discovered my secret blog Emma Beddington 2021
beautifulpyre commented on the word blogosphere
Gag.
April 30, 2009