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Blogs in the
United States
By: Casey Harvilla, Jon Tirk,
Calvin Rose & Jess Valentino
Weblogs?
• Justin Hall 1994- one of the earliest bloggers
• “weblog” John Barger December 17, 1997
• “blog” Peter Merholz 1999
• Ongoing documentation that can be viewed
by mostly anyone
• Frequently updated
What came first?• 1999 Pitas- first free build your own weblog tool
• Release of Blogger and Groksoup
• Weblogs flourished
• Free, quick and easy
BLOG• Word of the year in 2004
• ABC declares that bloggers are the People of the
Year
• Average blog author
– White, male, educated, familiar with being
online and has broadband access to the
internet
– Rapid growth among women and minorities
Statistics• 184 Million Have started a blog
• 77.7 million readers
• 12 million US Bloggers (8% of US adult
internet users)
• 57 million readers (39% of US adult internet
users)
Personal Blogging• An ongoing diary or commentary by an
individual
• Most common type of blog
• Looked at as a way to just communicate, or
to reflect
• Can also be looked at as therapeutic
(creative writing)
Popular Personal Blog Sites
• Xanga - Twitter
• MySpace Blogs - WordPress
• Blogspot - About
• BlogFlux - Blogger
Questions. . .• Who has started/kept up with a personal
blog?
• Other reasons to start a blog?
• Do you read personal blogs?
Diddy’s Blog
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYqqUEqz6Z4
Celebrity/Reality Show Blogging
• Why do reality shows blog?
• Ratings
• Keep fans interested
Why do fans write back?
•Feel a connection with cast members
•Keep in touch after the show