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*'''Author nickname''': The name or nickname of the person who wrote the post. For blogs written by one person, the author is often left off (because the author identification can be found in About page). For collaborative blogs, the author helps to differentiate contributors. The nickname can also be a link to a page of all the author's posts. | *'''Author nickname''': The name or nickname of the person who wrote the post. For blogs written by one person, the author is often left off (because the author identification can be found in About page). For collaborative blogs, the author helps to differentiate contributors. The nickname can also be a link to a page of all the author's posts. | ||
*'''Category''': Individual postings are often labeled as part of a category. | *'''Category''': Individual postings are often labeled as part of a category. | ||
*'''Comments''': | *'''Comments''': A software feature that allows readers to leave their own comments and reactions to the author's post. | ||
*'''TrackBack''': A way for one blog post to link to the | *'''TrackBack''': A way for one blog post to link to the post of another blog. In other words, one blogger can write about the content of another person web blog, and the two posts are linked in a web (Zuiker). | ||
==An Essay== | ==An Essay== | ||
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===Traditional Essay=== | ===Traditional Essay=== | ||
An traditional essay is linear and without links. We write traditional essays on seperated pages. Traditional essays are step-by-step essays. You cannot just skip some information. In order to find what | An traditional essay is linear and without links. We write traditional essays on seperated pages. Traditional essays are step-by-step essays. You cannot just skip some information. In order to find what a person need, one will have to go through the whole text. It has the structure similar to this example: | ||
*the introdution- the writer tells general information about a particular topic and the reason(s) why he has chosen it | *the introdution- the writer tells general information about a particular topic and the reason(s) why he has chosen it | ||
*the body- the main part of the essay, include the descriptions or explanations of what is given in the introductionin details | *the body- the main part of the essay, include the descriptions or explanations of what is given in the introductionin details | ||