When blogging was a relatively new concept many bloggers simply looked to the medium as a way to empty their thoughts into an electronic file. Many viewed the medium as a journal that may never be read by anyone else.
In fact, early bloggers saw very little activity without sending out a direct invitation to view the blog to friends and family.
There are two primary roots to blogging. The first is old style message boards (now commonly referred to as moderated forums) and the second root is Online Diaries.
The earliest predecessor for blogging goes all the way back to 1983, but like most early Internet ideas they were basically useful only to the computer geeks and technicians.
Blogging as we see it today really came to the forefront in 2004. If blogging were a pot of water the boiling point wasnt reached until that year.
Today blogging is incorporated into almost every form of social networking site. Business Blogging (b-blogging) is common with many online businesses.
Perhaps blogging has been embraced because the individual blog owner becomes the journalist, publisher and commentator without the need to consult with any of those...