The Evolution of the Blog
Blogs Scoured for Book Deals()
December 27, 2007 Blogs can rocket ordinary people into sudden notoriety and fame as some book and talent agents trawl blogland to find the next big thing. Dawn Meehan, a stay-at-home mom, started blogging about the everyday rigors of family life and got thousands of readers and a book deal.
Blogs Become Serious Business()
December 26, 2007 Blogs matter more than ever — to political candidates, to a colonel managing a war, to human-rights advocates trying to deliver their message. Two experts discuss the growing impact of blogs.
'Web Log' Celebrates 10th Anniversary()
December 24, 2007 Ten years ago, the phrase "Web log" — which was then shortened to "blog" — was born. Now there are more than 100 million blogs, and about 100,000 new blogs are created daily.
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Learning to Embrace My Inner Blogger()
December 24, 2007 Blogger Andy Carvin writes about his experience keeping an online journal, and how the tools have changed over the years, resulting in the explosive growth of the blogosphere.
Timeline: The Life of the Blog()
December 24, 2007 Personal journals and professional logs, concepts rooted in ancient times, are two types of precursors to the modern blog. Read a timeline tracking the development of the blog as we know it today.
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