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microblog

[ mahy-kroh-blawg, ‑-blog ]

verb (used without object)

, mi·cro·blogged, mi·cro·blog·ging.
  1. to post very short entries, as a brief update or a photo, on a blog or social media website:

    A lot of people were microblogging during the crisis.



noun

  1. a blog that is smaller than a traditional blog and contains very short entries.

microblog

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌblɒɡ /

noun

  1. a blog in which there is a limitation on the length of individual postings
“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


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Derived Forms

  • ˈmicroˌblogging, noun
  • ˈmicroˌblogger, noun
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Other Words From

  • micro·blogger noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of microblog1

First recorded in 2005–10; micro- + blog
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Example Sentences

They’re essentially microblogs that publish articles people can read and share and discuss, and like and comment on.

Chinese celebrities posted messages of support on Twitterlike microblog accounts.

Several days earlier, the Chinese Twitter-like microblog called Weibo had circulated reports of a serial subway slasher.

On Wednesday, Yu announced her imminent retirement from the sport on her microblog.

The world is raving about the Twitter revolution, but the attention hasn't made the microblog any more profitable.

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