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Hi Marina, What does the word “BLOG” mean and …

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Hi Marina,
What does the word “BLOG” mean and where does it come from?

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Spam – Dirty Vikings
If you need any clarification on cell phones just let me know.
Spam – Dirty Vikings
I saw the video regards to math, that kid was funny. What does Blog really stand for, or history behind it. Also, I DO know why we call “Cell phones” cell phones. Years ago, back in the fifties and sixties Amateur radio operators or “Hams”, developed a system network that involved fixed based stations called repeaters. These repeaters would pick up the signal from the hams’ radio on one frequency and transmit it on another frequency from a higher elevation and a lot more power so the signal can be received by more folks. This method lead to the idea of “linking” the repeaters, so that a Ham can make a call in one part of the state to the other in great distances. The next idea was “Auto-Patch” was allowed a Ham to make a phone call through a repeater. All he or she, had to do was use a special microphone which had built in it a number pad. This number pad made it possible to tap in the special code that told the repeater a phone call is to be made, then you would tap in the phone number. With repeaters spaced equally apart you could make a system of repeaters that would allow a phone conversation to happen. In the years that followed, engineers at A.T.T. / Bell Labs determined that repeaters spaced 2 1/2 miles apart was ideal have as a system. That way the transceivers (phones) can be constructed very small and still have good signal in transmitting and receiving. The final part of developing this system was,voting. Voting means when a transceiver is moving through an area and the signal is getting weak on one repeater but stronger to the next repeater the repeater will “pass off” the signal to the next repeater so your conversation may continue. The location of these repeaters became known as “cells”, as the pattern of these repeaters looked like a honey comb pattern- cells. So, with that development the term “cell phone” came about. Got it?
Spam – Dirty Vikings
My question is: What does the word “Blog” mean, and what is the history behind it?
Maxim Radio 10th Show
Please explain the word BLOG. Also why do they call it the “bridge” on a ship?
Skinny Dip
Shall we BLOG? What does this word really mean and what is it’s history? This is a great concept in learning, I give YOU credit.