blogosphere

See also: blogosphère

English

Etymology

1999 online nonce, 2002–3 in print. From blog, with combining -o- + sphere, following the pattern of biosphere, atmosphere, etc. Possibly influenced by logos.

Noun

blogosphere (plural blogospheres)

1. (Internet) The totality of blogs, especially the unique jargons, cultures and shared interests created by their interconnection.
   • 2004 Air America Radio [1]

     Regular guest and blogger, Kos of DailyKos.com, provides Sam and Janeane the latest information from the blogosphere.

   • 2005 February 11, Lawrence Kudlow, National Review Online

     The blogosphere is relentless: It rightfully hammered Eason Jordan and CNN from day one and refuses to stop.

   • 2006 October 8, Lee Smolin (interviewee), Steve Paulson (interviewer), To the Best of Our Knowledge, “Future Physics”, Wisconsin Public Radio, program 06-10-08-A, segment 1

     there's some talk, as you said, on the blogosphere, that this book is controversial, but I think more properly it's a contribution...

Synonyms

• blogdom

Translations

the totality of blogs

• Armenian: բլոգոլորտ (hy) (blogolort)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 博客圈 (zh) (bókèquān)

• French: blogosphère (fr) f
• German: Blogosphäre f
• Hindi: चिट्ठाजगत (ciṭṭhājagat)
• Italian: blogosfera f
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• Japanese: ブロゴスフィア (burogosufia)
• Polish: blogosfera (pl) f
• Portuguese: blogosfera (pt) f
• Russian: блогосфе́ра (ru) f (blogosféra)
• Spanish: blogosfera f
• Swedish: bloggosfär (sv) c

See also

• vlogosphere
• manosphere
• blackosphere
• Twittersphere