BlogFrom Wikipedia the free encyclopediaJump to: . “Blogger” redirects here. For the blog publishing system see. For other uses see. A blog (a of web log) is a website where entries are commonly displayed in reverse chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb meaning to maintain or add content to a blog. Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal. A typical blog combines text images and links to other blogs web pages and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual although some focus on (). (). (). (). () and are part of a wider network of is another type of blogging which consists of blogs with very short posts. As of December 2007 blog search engine was tracking more than 112 million blogs. Topics in issues • • • • • • • • • • Fields • • • • • • • • • GenresSocial impactRoles • • • • • • • This box: • • Contents[]//HistoryBefore blogging became popular digital communities took many forms including commercial online services such as. BiX and the early and (BBS). In the 1990s software such as created running conversations with "threads". Threads are topical connections between messages on a metaphorical "corkboard". Some have likened blogging to the project of the mid-20th century.[]1983–1990 (Pre-HTTP)Usenet was the primary serial medium included in the original definition of the. It featured the which allowed all posting in a newsgroup to be under the control of an individual or small group. Most such newsgroups were simply moderated discussion forums however in 1983-84 one exception named was created named after and managed by an individual: Brian E. Redman. Regularly. Redman and a few associates posted summaries of interesting postings and threads taking place elsewhere on the net. With its serial journal publishing style presence on the pre-HTTP web and strong similarity to the common blog form which features links to interesting and cool places on the net chosen by the blogger mod ber had many of the characteristics commonly associated with the term "blog".[][] It ceased operation after approximately 8 months calls the newsgroup (which he founded) the world's oldest still existing blog.1994–2001Main article: an early blogger. The modern blog evolved from the where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. Most such writers called themselves diarists or journalers. A few called themselves "". The Open Pages included members of the online-journal community who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at is generally recognized as one of the earliest bloggers as is.[] Another early blog was Wearable Wireless Webcam an online shared diary of a person's personal life combining text video and pictures transmitted live from a wearable computer and device to a web site in 1994. This practice of semi-automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as and such journals were also used as evidence in legal matters. Other forms of journals kept online also existed. A notable example was game programmer 's widely read journal published via the. Some of the very earliest bloggers like Steve Gibson of sCary's Quakeholio (now ) and Stephen Heaslip of (still running since 1995 with back to July 1996) evolved from the Quake scene and Carmack's plan updates. Steve Gibson was hired to blog full-time by Ritual Entertainment on February 8. 1997 possibly making him the first hired blogger. Websites including both corporate sites and had and still often have "What's New" or "News" sections often on the and sorted by date. One example of a news based "weblog" is the founded by the self-styled maverick reporter though apparently Drudge dislikes this classification. Another is the which began posting news releases featuring several news-pegged one-paragraph quotes several times a week beginning in 1998. One noteworthy early precursor to a blog was the personal website that was frequently updated by legend. Early weblogs were simply manually updated components of common. However the evolution of tools to facilitate the production and maintenance of web articles posted in reverse chronological order made the publishing process feasible to a much larger less technical population. Ultimately this resulted in the distinct class of online publishing that produces blogs we recognize today. For instance the use of some sort of browser-based software is now a typical aspect of "blogging". Blogs can be hosted by dedicated or they can be run using such as or or on regular. The term "weblog" was coined by on. The short form. "blog," was coined by Peter Merholz who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme com in April or May of 1999. This was quickly adopted as both a noun and verb ("to blog," meaning "to edit one's weblog or to post to one's weblog"). After a slow start blogging rapidly gained in popularity. Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following being further popularized by the near-simultaneous arrival of the first hosted blog tools: launched in October 1998 soon growing to thousands of online diaries. Open Diary innovated the reader comment becoming the first blog community where readers could add comments to other writers' blog entries. a well known blogger started in March 1999. Andrew Smales created Pitas com in July 1999 as an easier alternative to maintaining a "news page" on a website followed by Diaryland in September 1999 focusing more on a personal diary community and () launched in August 1999 (purchased by in February 2003)Blogging combined the personal web page with tools to make linking to other pages easier — specifically and. This together with enabled bloggers to track the threads that connected them to others with similar interests.
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