blogosphere

American

[blaw-guh-sfeer, blog-uh-] / ˈblɔ gəˌsfɪər, ˈblɒg ə- /

noun

Digital Technology, Informal.

the realm of internet blogs and the people who read or write them.

Can the blogosphere be controlled?

blogosphere British

/ ˈblɒɡəˌsfɪə /

noun

informal a collective term for the weblogs on the internet

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of blogosphere

First recorded in 2000-05; blog + -o- + sphere

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blogosphere

They have this blogosphere and podcast sphere, and those people like Steve Bannon and our new deputy secretary for the FBI.

From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025

Sassoon asked about a few stops on Bankman-Fried’s pre-extradition whistle-stop tour of the blogosphere and podcast world.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2023

On the whole, specialists say that critical voices in the Russian blogosphere have slowly disappeared over the past several months.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2023

Bob Somerby and Kevin Drum, two of the most adept mythbusters in the blogosphere, have done yeomen’s work deconstructing the statistics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2023

Good luck as you pursue the unnamed “life change” but please come back to the blogosphere soon.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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