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 se...
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