John says blogger is not really a “technology” but a product. I confess I do not know what technology is so I consulted a sophisticated academic research tool (a little something called Google).

For a word that is used so much it is very interesting to see what it means to different people (my comments in yellow)

Definitions of technology on the Web:

  • Human innovation in action that involves the generation of knowledge and processes to develop systems that solve problems and extend human …
    home.comcast.net/~pm1963/grade8/vocab.htm
  • knowledge about the means and methods of producing goods and services.
    www.esa.int/esaMI/Lessons_online/SEMIBLPR4CF_0.html
  • Technology in its narrower sense is nothing more than process engineering. However, in a wider sense, it is understood to be a product in itself, which in addition to machinery and equipment, advance concessions, patents, trademarks, instructions, descriptions and experience of specialist …
    www.lineadecreditoambiental.org/html/glossary.html
  • Any specific information and know-how (whether in tangible form, such as models, prototypes, drawings, sketches, diagrams, blueprints, manuals …
    www.esri.com/legal/export/export-definitions.html
  • A piece of equipment or a technique for performing a particular activity.
    www.gcrio.org/ipcc/techrepI/appendixe.html
    • This is probabaly closest to the everyday definition of technology that most ordinary people would agree on. In fact a lot of people may not be aware (or do not consider) techniques to be technology. Technology is often only associated with hardware and software and computer hardware at that.
    There is some conflation of tools with technology in everyday speech.
  • A body of knowledge used to create tools, develop skills, and extract or collect materials; the application of science (the combination of the scientific method and material) to meet an objective or solve a problem.
    science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih4/technology/other/glossary.htm
    • “A body of knowledge used to create tools[...]” is a useful phrase. Technology as meta-tool
  • The complete set of knowledge about how to produce in an economy at a point in time, including techniques of production that are available but not economically viable. 2. The set of production functions available to an economy. 3. …
    www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/t.html
    • “…set of knowledge about how to produce…” - this is where we get that *great* phrase "knowledge economy" from
  • the means by which human societies interact directly with and adapt to the environment. Technology can also refer to the steps taken, or manufacturing process used, to produce an artifact.
    darkwing.uoregon.edu/~mmoss/GLOSSARY.HTM
  • Use of science to develop new products or new methods for producing and distributing goods and services.
    www.turnerlearning.com/efts/bball/econglos.htm
    • “Use of science [...]” - a common theme is the application of science. Maybe it could be argued that technology preceded Science.
  • For users interested in examples of a specific technology in use, such as the” Internet” or “Decision Support Systems.”
    ccs.mit.edu/21c/iokey.html
  • Tools such as calculator, computer, or personal data assistant (PDA) used to help represent/solve a problem.
    www.numbernut.com/glossary/t.shtm
    • technology = tool
  • is the process of applying established knowledge to meet identified market and social needs.
    www.ee.wits.ac.za/~ecsa/gen/g-04.htm
    • technology = process
  • The practical applications in the physical and social worlds.
    arroweducation.org/Glossary.htm
  • The study and/or application of the mechanical arts and applied sciences. Telemetry The act of transmitting readings to a distant receiving …
    www.spaceforspecies.ca/glossary/t_u.htm
  • the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  • engineering: the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; “he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study”
    wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
  • Technology is a broad concept that deals with a species’ usage and knowledge of tools and crafts, and how it affects a species’ ability to control and adapt to its environment. …
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology
    • “a species‘ usage and knowledge of tools and crafts” - This interesting because many of the other definitions confine technology to humans. Crows, for example, are sophisticated tool-users and they convey knowledge about tool use to each other.
  • Techology is the first album of the Melodic death metal band Crimson Death. It was recorded in 2001, but due to financial problems of the record label it was released in 2004 by Mythic Metal Productions.
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology (album)
  • the study of or a collection of techniques; a particular technological concept; the body of tools and other implements produced by a given society
    en.wiktionary.org/wiki/technology