Following on what you've already said regarding blogs:
Either this year or next year I will have been on the internet for 10 years. I'm talking through and ISP, not AOL or similar. If I add AOL in, I've been on for 10 years, this year.
Through those years, I've seen things come and go, terminology change, etc. I didn't get into the net very much until 1996, so I'm only pulling from that point on.
(sorry, had to set up the background)
I've seen everything go from writing HTML to WYSIWYG, and then on to blogs.
There was a time when the term "blog" wasn't known. I think this occurred back when LiveJournal first started, though I'm not completely clear on that. I don't remember hearing anything about Blogger or blogging or whatever. However, at the time I knew of CGI, PERL, ASP, and PHP all having some form of news posting ability for site portals. That's when I started seeing where people had modified out just the journal code and were using it on their own sites as a journal/easy updater for information.
Sometime within the past 2 years, the generic term "blog" was adopted as a blanket term for that technology of being able to update a page with information, without having to write the code or WYSIWYG it and FTP it to the server. The ease of use factor made it popular.
Bands use blogs for tour journals, recording journals, whatever else they feel like journals. Actors are using blogs. Normal people are using blogs. People that don't know that you can right click a picture on a webpage and save it are using blogs. People are using blogs.
Why use them?
Easier than sending a mass email to all your friends saying what you did that day. Easier than sending mass emails period.
Though it's a public medium, and anyone can reply to the original message, expanding their reviews, etc.
But generally? It's a glorified HTML page.:)
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And one day I shall see the thing that says "HTML Formatted" and change it to "Plain Old Text"
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Following on what you've already said regarding blogs: Either this year or next year I will have been on the internet for 10 years. I'm talking through and ISP, not AOL or similar. If I add AOL in, I've been on for 10 years, this year. Through those years, I've seen things come and go, terminology change, etc. I didn't get into the net very much until 1996, so I'm only pulling from that point on. (sorry, had to set up the background) I've seen everything go from writing HTML to WYSIWYG, and then on to blogs. There was a time when the term "blog" wasn't known. I think this occurred back when LiveJournal first started, though I'm not completely clear on that. I don't remember hearing anything about Blogger or blogging or whatever. However, at the time I knew of CGI, PERL, ASP, and PHP all having some form of news posting ability for site portals. That's when I started seeing where people had modified out just the journal code and were using it on their own sites as a journal/easy updater for information. Sometime within the past 2 years, the generic term "blog" was adopted as a blanket term for that technology of being able to update a page with information, without having to write the code or WYSIWYG it and FTP it to the server. The ease of use factor made it popular. Bands use blogs for tour journals, recording journals, whatever else they feel like journals. Actors are using blogs. Normal people are using blogs. People that don't know that you can right click a picture on a webpage and save it are using blogs. People are using blogs. Why use them? Easier than sending a mass email to all your friends saying what you did that day. Easier than sending mass emails period. Though it's a public medium, and anyone can reply to the original message, expanding their reviews, etc. But generally? It's a glorified HTML page. :)