We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous... lets see what is on the mind of the Samizdata people.

Samizdata, derived from Samizdat /n. - a system of clandestine publication of banned literature in the USSR [Russ.,= self-publishing house]

Sidebar

noun. One or more columns along one or both sides of most blogs main page, usually used for blogroll (qv) links, contact information etc.

Froglogs

noun. Francophone blogs.

Blogger ecosystem

phrase. A chart or lists showing the links between blogs. Also: Blog ecosystem.

Blogger bash

noun. A party for bloggers; a blogger get-together.

(possibly coined by Perry de Havilland)

People vote for Socialists to feel good about themselves…

…what a pity other people die as a result

Socialist imagery, Real World message

Permalink

1. noun. A link to a specific article in the archives of a blog, which will remain valid after the article is no longer listed on the blog’s front page (i.e after it has archived).

2. noun. [Deprecated] A link in a blogroll (qv, sense 1).

DNQ/DNP

abrev. Do Not Quote/Do Not Print. May be used in online correspondence, to clarify that these words/comments should not be posted on the other person’s blog.

(adapted by Gary Farber from common science fiction fandom usage)

Blogroll

1. noun. A list of links in the sidebar of a blog, often linking to other blogs. Also: blog roll.

2. . A blog link management system such as www.blogrolling.com

Also see: Sidebar links

Blogistan

noun. The totality of blogs; blogs as a community.

However, the term is sometimes used to mean the totality of just warblogs (qv), or pundit blogs (qv) rather than the entire blogosphere (qv).

Also see: blogosphere, blogiverse

Blogiverse

noun. See blogosphere.

Kittyblogger

noun. Technically someone who uses their blog to write about their cats, but is mostly used to describe mundane Journal Blog (qv) content. Often used as an epithet but not always taken as one.

Also see: Journal Blog

Edu-blog

noun. An education oriented blog. Also: Edublog