Blogging

Before I dive in to what blogging is, it is good idea for me to discuss where blogging came from. I read an article from the New York Magazine that gave a breakdown of the history of blogging. I never knew blogging has been around for 21 years! It was created by Justin Hall, a Swarthmore College student in January of 1994. His blog was posted on the website Links.net.  In December of 1997 Jorn Barger coined the term “Weblog.” Then a few years later another person came along and shortened it down to “blog”. In the same year blogger introduced the first popular free blog-creation service. Something I found interesting was in 2002 a lady by the name of Heather Armstrong was fired from her job because talked about it on her blog, Dooce. That word became a verb meaning “fired for blogging.” She was the first person to be fired for that reason. Believe it or not in the year 2004 the word “blog” was voted the “word of the year” according to Webster.

http://nymag.com/news/media/15971/

Now that we have made it through the history of the Blog let’s move on to fun stuff. Up until recently I had no clue what blogging entailed. In my second link it discusses how blogs work and the difference between a website. One of the first things I learned was blogging, also known as weblog, is a common thing for people to do these days. I used to think blogs were only for professionals such as reporters and others who are in the field of media. One of the key things to remember about a blog is it is public. So anyone can read what you write. Therefore always be aware with the items you choose to discuss. The great thing about blogs is a person can talk about anything and everything. Think of it as another form to your diary.  To create your blog simply go to one of the many web-based toolsets such as, Blogger, TypePad, Word Press and many more, and in less than five minutes you are set. Blogs can be used for many different purposes. To name a few a blogger may want to inform people about political issues, give lessons on how to cook, scrapbooking, and one that is becoming more popular talking about their lives. I think the idea of blogging is good because I feel there are fewer restrictions when typing a blog. Also, I have recently learned employers like to search for potential employee’s blogs to see what they like to talk about.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/social-networking/information/blog3.htm