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In 1994, Justin Hall, a student at Swarthmore College, creates his own personal 'homepage.'
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In 1997, the term 'Weblog" is created.
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Peter Merholz shortens the term weblog, and instead calls it simply, a blog.
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The first free weblog creator is launched. Its name was Pitas.
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Pryas releases Blogger, a free blog site.
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The term 'Weblog' is shortened to 'Blog,'
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Politicians begin creating blogs to express their views and ideas.
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Google launches AdSense so that ads match blog content.
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TypePad (blogging and hosting service) launches
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Google buys Blogger from Pryas, which currently has over 1 million users.
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Flickr, the photo-sharing community is launched.
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Ties is MSN messager and Hotmail.
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Merriam-Webster declares “blog” the “Word of the Year.”
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Studies show that 32 million Americans read blogs.
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YouTube is created by three former Paypal employees.
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News Corp buyst Intermix Media, owner of Myspace, for $580 million.
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Twitter is launched as a micro-blogging site.
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Google pays $900 million in shared revenue to be the exclusive search provider for MySpace
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The blogging website of Tumblr is launched.
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