3. HISTORY

Posted on June 27th, 2007 in Politics by Nicole

First Blogs
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  • During the 1990’s Internet forum software such as WebEx, created running conversations with “threads” or topical connections between messages.
  • The modern blog then evolved to people chronicling their personal lives, to news reports, or other items the author felt was interesting.
  • In 1998-99, several sites launched “build your own blog” tools putting technology in the hands of technology neophytes (Open Diary, LiveJournal, Pitas, and Blogger)

Blogs & Privacy
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  • The emergence of blogging has brought a range of legal liabilities and other often unforeseen consequences.
  • One area of concern is the issue of bloggers releasing proprietary or confidential information. Example: Curt Schilling,  http://38Pitches.com