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The internet is used for the first time.
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The First Blog
In 1994, Justin Hall, a student at Swarthmore College, creates his own personal 'homepage.' -
Weblog
In 1997, the term 'Weblog" is created. -
LiveJournal launched
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Weblog title is shortened
Peter Merholz shortens the term weblog, and instead calls it simply, a blog. -
Pitas is launched
The first free weblog creator is launched. Its name was Pitas. -
Blogger
Pryas releases Blogger, a free blog site. -
Weblog is shortened
The term 'Weblog' is shortened to 'Blog,' -
Politics
Politicians begin creating blogs to express their views and ideas. -
AdSense launched
Google launches AdSense so that ads match blog content. -
Myspace launches
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Typepad launches
TypePad (blogging and hosting service) launches -
Blogger bought.
Google buys Blogger from Pryas, which currently has over 1 million users. -
Flickr
Flickr, the photo-sharing community is launched. -
MSN Spaces launches
Ties is MSN messager and Hotmail. -
Blog is Word of the Year
Merriam-Webster declares “blog” the “Word of the Year.” -
Survey on blogs taken
Studies show that 32 million Americans read blogs. -
YouTube launched
YouTube is created by three former Paypal employees. -
MySpace bought out
News Corp buyst Intermix Media, owner of Myspace, for $580 million. -
Twitter Launched
Twitter is launched as a micro-blogging site. -
Goolge becomes exclusive search provider for MySpace
Google pays $900 million in shared revenue to be the exclusive search provider for MySpace -
Tumblr launched
The blogging website of Tumblr is launched. -
Citations
www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/03/a-brief-history-of-blogging/Cached en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_bloggingCached - Similar www.blogworld.com › BloggingCached
