Blogs: A Blog Post on Blogs



Stemming from the original term "weblog", first used in 1997, the word "blog" as we know and love it today, was coined by a grandfather blogger, Peter Merholz, who as a joke divided the word “weblog” into “we blog” in 1999.  "Blog" soon took on both noun and verb form, thanks to Pyra Labs who created the blogging service Blogger.

Blogs have taken the past score of years by storm, allowing professionals and laymen alike to share their voice.  From political pundits to mommy-bloggers, everyone seems to have something to say.  And why not?  The readership is there.

All the way back in 2006, Pew Research found that, “Thirty-nine percent of internet users, or about 57 million American adults, read blogs.”  That’s a truck-load of people!  And the number of internet users has only grown since then – to the tune of 4.1 billion people worldwide in 2018! 

Blogs can serve an array of purposes from driving business to discipling to serving as dear diary.  Need some reasons to blog?  Check this out.

Consider this though, in the new age where anyone can contribute, the old school values of good writing still are needed.  Even the best blogs may still need a good edit.






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