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I would say even earlier than 2008, at least if my memory is not betraying me. I guess it depends of your definition of blog, but I remember Fotolog being incr
by JD557 4y ago
I would say even earlier than 2008, at least if my memory is not betraying me.
I guess it depends of your definition of blog, but I remember Fotolog being incredibly popular circa 2006 even when compared to mainstream social networks. While Wikipedia says it's a social network, I recall it was used mostly for blogging (not so much for social interaction).
And IIRC, when Google acquired Blogger (2003) blogging was not exactly a obscure thing, although I don't think I knew anyone with a personal blog back then.
- ghaff 4y agoYeah it was earlier than 2008. Corporate blogging, at least in many tech circles, was pretty big and companies were coming out with social media guidelines by the mid-2000s. Journalists and analysts often had personal brand blogs on their company sites. And, yes, there were personal blogs on sites like Blogger (or self-hosted). I'd actually say the 2003 date was fairly early on for truly mainstream blogging; I started in 2003 and I won't say I was on the leading edge but I was probably an early adopter.