Weblogs are different from traditional media. Bloggers tend to be more opinionated, niche-focused, and partisan than jounalists, who strive for editorial objectivity . Blogs encourage dialog with readers, which is why many traditional journalists now also have blogs. The relationship between blogging and journalism can be characterized as symbiotic rather than competitive. Bloggers are often sources for journalists, and many blogs to respond to what journalists write about them. And by linking to traditional media, Weblogs can introduce new readers to journalists and their publications.

The homepages of most weblogs have several entries, or posts, listed on them. Because blogs tend to be frequently updated, articles you find on a Weblog's homepage one day may not be there the next. A permalink is the permanent identifier to a specific Weblog post or article. Bloggers love permalinks- they provide an easy way to capture specific references to post or articles about which bloggers are writing.

A blogroll is a list of blogs and bloggers that any particular blog author finds influential or interesting- so much so that the author wants the link to be enduringly visible on his or her site instead of just in occasional entries. A blogroll is often found to one side of a blog's entries, and the hyperlinked names lead directly to the blogs in question. Blogrolls indicate which online community a blogger is attracted to or belongs to,and they are part of the conversations of the blogosphere.

Many weblogs allow readers to write a reaction to what was written in the blog entry. Comments can often be found directly following the blog entry.

A web log or blog is a personal journal on the web. Weblogs cover as many different topics and express as many opinions,as there are people writing them. Weblogs are highly influential and have enormous readership, while others are mainly intended for a close circle of family and friends.