Blogging....Seriously, whats it all about?

By inciting the curiousity of millions of people all over the world, blogging has announced itself as one of the most popular Internet related phenomena of this decade. Blogging, often quoted as 'the trend of keeping personal diaries online', has now become far more complex owing to the fact that every weblog carries the touch of the owners imagination, interest and wit. Blog topics vary immensely: from politics and economics to triathlon and travel. Blog content is by far the most important feature but after this it is usually the interactive format of the pages that tempt users into navigating and taking action on the site.

As you might expect the history of blogging includes the very first attempts to run an account of one's personal life, with many blog owners referring to themselves as journalists and diarists. Indeed the term blogger is a new way of describing the emerging journalists of this decade who have tamed the Internet and its many resources, creating effective means of publicising their opinions and ideas. In the early years of blogging, perhaps the mid 90's, blogs offered an online community to which people could belong and feel welcomed. Some of these blogs included the very first combinations of text, photography and videography while others began transmitting live images with the help of various portable devices. It was at this age that semi-automated blogging was born.

Initially blogs were not independent pages but were usually an add-on feature of most popular websites. With rapid technological improvement, it soon came into everyones power to create and support independent personal thought online. The only condition it seems to maintaining a successful blog is the ability to produce high quality,'sticky' content week upon week. Creativity, innovation and a slight sense of quirkiness are all good attributes of the modern blogger.

Presently, you can find an abundance of guides to creating successful blogs since many small business owners believe blogging to be an idea opportunity to promote and sell products online. Blogs have now become a key player in Internet marketing and even the most basic of bloggers can now receive a small income from advertising programs. Blogging, thanks to the Internet and marketing, is an activity that promises to continue to grow.

Next Time: Who Blogs Anyway?