A brief history of blog, It’s generally recognized that the first blog was Links.net, created by Justin Hall, while he was a Swarthmore College student in 1994. It wasn’t until 1997 that the term “weblog” was coined. 1998 marks the first known instance of a blog on a traditional news site, when Jonathan Dube blogged Hurricane Bonnie for The Charlotte Observer. “Weblog” was shortened to “blog” in 1999 by programmer Peter Merholz. The early 2000s were a period of growth for blogs. A number of popular blogs got their start in the early 2000s, including Boing Boing, Dooce, Gizmodo, Gawker , Wonkette, and the Huffington Post. A number of mainstream media sites started their own blogs during the mid to late 2000s, or teamed up with existing blogs to provide additional coverage and commentary. Eight to ten years ago, blogs were becoming the primary point of communication for individuals online. Blogs are unlikely to go anywhere in the foreseeable future. But there’s a lot of room for growth and innovation in method in which their content is found, delivered, and accessed. Blog can be personal ,artistic, academic, or professional. Great blogs are vibrant and visually interesting, but they are also thoughtful and purposeful. Audio and visual interest helps grab a reader’s attention. Hyperlink are an important part of blogging and can really increase your credibility.