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

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Etymology

Origin of blogosphere

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

Example Sentences

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But the personal, me-centered, sometimes hyperbolic aspect of these writers feels to me to come much more directly from the Blogosphere than from reality TV.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2013

Read "A Vietnam "War" in the Blogosphere" The breast-feeding wars have long followed a familiar pattern.

From Time Magazine Archive

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