A photoblog (or photolog) is a form of photo sharing and publishing in the format of a blog, but differentiated by the predominant use of and focus on photographs rather than text. Photoblogging (the action of posting photos to a photoblog) gained momentum in the early 2000s with the advent of the moblog and cameraphones.
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The dynamic nature of blogs and photoblogs compared to static sites means that blogs require some form of content management system (CMS) rather than being built by hand. These content management systems usually provide the photoblog's authors with a web service that allows the creation and management of posts and the uploading of images. The CMS delivers webpages based on the data entered by the photoblog author. Access to photoblogs is usually unrestricted and available to anyone with internet access and a browser.
Some existing blogging CMS have been modified by the use of add-ons/plugins (and sometimes core code rewriting) to enable the transistion from normal blogging to photoblogging. Over time, developers have begun to write purpose-built CMS just for creating photoblogs.
The early days of photoblogging required some level of technical experience with setting up a webserver and installing or writing the CMS code for it (e.g. Pixelpost). Many photobloggers still prefer this option of running their own server, as this gives them full control over the display and functionality of their photoblog. However, there are now a range of photoblog hosting services available which provide ready made photoblogs in which everything has already been setup (e.g. Photobloggers.net, Blipfoto.com, Shutterchance, My-Expressions, Fotopages). This has made photoblogging more accessible to the layman.
Some existing blogging CMS have been modified by the use of add-ons/plugins (and sometimes core code rewriting) to enable the transistion from normal blogging to photoblogging. Over time, developers have begun to write purpose-built CMS just for creating photoblogs.
The early days of photoblogging required some level of technical experience with setting up a webserver and installing or writing the CMS code for it (e.g. Pixelpost). Many photobloggers still prefer this option of running their own server, as this gives them full control over the display and functionality of their photoblog. However, there are now a range of photoblog hosting services available which provide ready made photoblogs in which everything has already been setup (e.g. Photobloggers.net, Blipfoto.com, Shutterchance, My-Expressions, Fotopages). This has made photoblogging more accessible to the layman.
