Xanga
Xanga is a web site that provides weblog hosting services, like Blogger and TeenOpenDiary.
It is known as a "web log", which when slurred in speech or compounded in writing becomes "weblog". Dropping the first two letters (as often happens in language evolution) yields the unique term blog.
Xanga itself is a community of these blogs, where people share ideas, opinions, and jokes, among other things. It is also a free service, which has contributed greatly to its increasing growth. Every day, new members sign up to start their very own blogs.
Members can subscribe to each other's "Xangas" via a subscription list, through which they are notified of updates.
Information from the website:
- What does "Xanga" mean?
- It means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. We just wanted a name that sounded fun, but was still short and sweet. Xanga fit the bill.
- How do you pronounce Xanga?
- We pronounce it "ZANG-uh"
Users of the Xanga web service are referred to as "Xangans".
eProps are the currency of appreciation among Xangans. If one user appreciates another user's blog, he may award one or two eProps to that user. This method of "propping" other bloggers helps maintain Xanga's strong community.
Though eProps are intended to reward bloggers who have inspiring blogs, they have degraded over the years into an "I'll prop you if you prop me back" currency.
See also
External link
- Xanga (http://www.xanga.com)
- Random Xanga Site (http://xanga.com/random.aspx)
- Xanga Music Codes (http://www.tombraider4u.com/xanga-music-codes.shtml) - How to enhance your blog by adding music