Blogs

Long before sites like Facebook and Twitter, blogs (short for Weblogs) existed for those people who had something to share with the Internet. Initially, techy and literary folks had blogs and wrote articles for select pockets of readership. Around the year 2000, the blogosphere evolved and people woke up to the fact that they could easily host a blog and say whatever they wanted to the world via the Internet. It seemed that everyone had a blog, ranging from intellectual ideas to ramblings of his or her personal life and social sharing. Sites, like Live Journal, promoted personal blogging, and were part for the beginnings of social networking.

Microsoft acknowledged the demand for blog engines and incorporated the blog site definition in ...

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