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Columbia Journalism Review - A Brief History of Weblogs
Mallory Jensen discusses how blogs went from being a very minor presence to a major fad/movement. (May, 2003)
The Register - Google to fix blog noise problem
Google, after its acquisition of Blogger, is likely to set up a separate search tab for blogs, thereby removing blogs from the general search results. (May 9, 2003)
The Register - Most bloggers 'are teenage girls'
Reports on a survey which found that 62 per cent of Polish blogs are written by women and three quarters are written by teenagers or younger. (May 30, 2003)
The Register - 'Blogosphere' to reach 10 million, almost all dead
Article reports on a survey which suggests that blogging is a fad. (October 4, 2003)
Clickz.com - Paid Subscription Blogging, Part 1
"Will people pay to read a blog? Can bloggers successfully charge subscription fees? Can their publishing switch from free to fee?" Part one of a two-part series. (October 8, 2003)
PR Studies: Social History of Blogs
Article from Leeds Business School & Centre for Public Relations. Asserts that weblogs are a return to the way the web was once envisioned: a way for the masses to create, edit and view content with little training required. (October 18, 2003)
Clickz.com - Paid Subscription Blogging, Part 2
Can bloggers successfully charge subscription fees? Professional bloggers weigh in. Part two of a two-part series. (November 12, 2003)
The Function of Language to Facilitate and Maintain Social Networks in Research Weblogs
Stephanie Nilsson authors a study which attempts to identify the structure of the weblogging community and to determine if a separate variety of language exists in the weblogging community. [320 KB pdf file] [PDF] (December, 2003)
I'm Blogging This: A Closer Look at Why People Blog
Academic research paper (with many references) based on interviews with bloggers, text analysis of blog posts, and quantitative analysis of posts and blogs. Also addresses the history of blogging and makes suggestions how to improve blogging systems and software. [PDF] (January, 2004)
WriteTheWeb: The State of the Blog
Email interview with WriteTheWeb. Evan Williams, his company Pyra, and its product Blogger, have come a long way in the last two years.
Weblog FAQ
Written by Jorn Barger in September 1999.
Write a Better Weblog
Article about writing a better blog, by Dennis A. Mahoney.