What Is A Blog

A blog is defined in the dictionary as a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style. 

Blogging began in 1994 by a student as a place to publish his writing. Others picked up on the process and these sites were referred to as “Online Diaries” or even “Personal Pages”. In 1997, the term “weblog” was coined. By 1999 the name blog began to be used. However, there was no service for non-programmer types to create and update them.

Blogger began its life as a commercial blogging service created by Pyra Labs. The platform was purchased by Google in 2003 and made freely available to the world. This move pushed not just Blogger, but also the entire concept of blogging, into the mainstream.