History of Blogging

The history of blogging is a blurry one. No one seems to lay claim to being the forefather of this latest Internet craze. Names are thrown around in an attempt to label someone as the creator. Names such as Justin Hall and Jorn Barger are mention frequently. According to many resources Justin Hall is the father of blogging. He set up a web page in 1994 and started to write an online journal, which continued for many years. The actual term, “blog”, wasn’t coined until 1999 when Peter Merholz created it shortening the original, “wee-blog”, which is an obvious improvement. When the term was created Jesse James Garrett made a list of current blogs consisting of 23.
Many bloggers don’t make a profit from their blogs. It is reported the only Jason Calacanis has made a profit when he sold his blogs for a staggering $25 million. Most writers purely write for the love of it and to share their views and opinions on controversial subjects. Blogs can pretty much be found on any subject you care to think about. Shoes, football, hair, ipods, pencils, can all be found on the world wide web.