It is hard not to at least notice the word blog or blogging, with the frequency it seems to pop up in subjects ranging from politics to pornstars. Odds are that you have noticed it unless you have been living in a cave for the last four years. But even with that kind of familiarity of the word, few can say exactly what a blog is.
To understand the blog, first of all a little history is in order. The word blog is short for the word weblog. A weblog is a word coined early in the internet age to designate a journal or diary type page mainly consisting of personal thoughts and reflections. Most of the time it is updated frequently and can range in topic from the mundane to the profound. Sound familiar? It should. What it really is when you get rid of the hype is the good old fashioned diary which has been with us almost as long as language itself.
How long have blogs been with us? Well, one of the first instances could easily be ascribed to a work called Kakheperresenb’s Complaint, written by none other than the egyptian scribe Kakheperresenb himself. (Please dont try to pronounce the name. You WILL get a headache. We will call him K from this...