Forum vs. Blog — What's the Difference?

The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.

A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.

A public meeting place for open discussion.

A website that displays postings by one or more individuals in chronological order and usually has links to comments on specific postings.

A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper, a radio or television program, or a website.

To write entries in, add material to, or maintain a blog.

A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.

(Internet) A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)

An area of legal authority; a jurisdiction.

(Internet) An individual post to a blog.

A court of law or tribunal.

To contribute to a blog.

A place for discussion.

To blag, to steal something; to acquire something illegally.

A gathering for the purpose of discussion.

A shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies

A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

(Internet) An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.

(historical) A square or marketplace in a Roman town, used for public business and commerce.

A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.

A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.

A public meeting or assembly for open discussion

A public facility to meet for open discussion

A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece