Blogging....

Blogging

Blogging began in 1994 by American Student Justin Hall who began a personal blog. The modern blog evolved from the online diary, where people would keep a running account of their personal lives. The term "weblog" was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. 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 1999.

After a slow start, blogging rapidly gained in popularity. Blog usage spread during 1999 and the years following; this was due to blogging being easily accessible for the masses. By 2004, the role of blogs became increasingly mainstream, as political consultants, news services, and candidates began using them as tools for outreach and opinion forming.

There are many different types of blogs, differing not only in the type of content, but also in the way that content is delivered or written. The types include;

·        Personal blogs
- An ongoing diary by an individual, is the traditional, most common blog.

·        Corporate and organizational blogs
- A blog can be private, as in most cases, or it can be for business purposes

·        By genre
- Some blogs focus on a particular subject, such as political blogs or travel blogs

·        By media type
- A blog comprising videos is called a vlog, one comprising links is called a linklog

There is also microblogging. It is a form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically smaller. Microblogs allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links. The most popular form of this is the website Twitter. This is because many celebrities use it and post regularly and can be followed by fans.