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 ==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 [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).
+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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog blog]. The first blog has been ascribed to [http://davewiner.com/ 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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