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 ==Blog==
-A '''weblog''', which is usually shortened to a '''blog''', is a type of web site where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary). Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although many focus on photographs, videos are audio. The word ''blog'' can also be used as a verb, meaning adding an entry to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog].
+A ''weblog'', which is usually shortened to a blog, is a journal or diary that is available on the web, where anyone can write about any subject on an ongoing basis. The word blog can also be used as a verb, meaning adding an entry to a blog [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog]. The first blog has been ascribed to Dave Winer. He has been credited as the first regular, widely followed blogger. Blogs began to take off in 1999 with the launch of sites like Blogger, Weblogger and Love Journal, which made self publishing painless for the masses.  Tens of thousands of blogs have blossomed since their creation. The mainstream media has only recently shown a glimmer of interest in the form ( Rodzilla 171) .
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