History of the Blog

The term “weblog” was originated by Jorn Barger in 1997. A short version “blog”, was originated by Peter Merholz in 1999. Hence what we know as the blog. What is a blog? How does it work? How can it help you? All of these questions will be answered in this weeks article.

A blog is a journal. A way to communicate via the internet without having to create a new web page every time you want to communicate new and current information to your users. For example it is a personal journal, calendar etc. Controlled by the user. It gives the owner of the blog the ability to post a comment or entry on a daily basis in which the comment can be responded to by friends, or the random user that may find your blog via the internet. It is simply like having a personal diary that you can create and update on your website without the management of creating new web pages.

New info shows up at the top of the page, so visitors can read it on a daily basis. They can then comment on the information, link to the information, or even call or email you. In short, it is a communication tool which allows you to post new content to the web at your desire with out having to hard code it into your custom websites.

The Growth of the Blog

Home of Blogging

Setting up Your Blog