Key points of "Weblogs: A History and Perspective" and "Blogs as Clubhouses"

A few key ideas that I got from reading the article from Rebecca Blood are:

- Peter Merholz announced in early 1999 that he was going to pronounce "weblog" as "wee-blog" then being shortened to 'blog' with the weblog editor referred to as a 'blogger.'


- Once people started jumping on the weblog bandwagon was when blogging and the concept of blogs really caught on.


- The original weblogs were link-driven, with comments and some personal essays. 


- Because blogging is becoming more and more popular, weblog editors group most bloggers together depending on subjects they write about.


- By writing about things that they're passionate about, bloggers find the things that interest them and write more and more about those topics. This creates a theme of the blogger, and people with the same interests will go to the blog to find inspiration on the topic.




A few key points I found in "Blogs as Clubhouses" are:


- Bloggers openly admit their passions and explain why they love certain topics so much


- Through posting regularly and engaging your audience, you will show the people who read your blog how much you really do care that they read and that you're catering to their enjoyment.


- Make your posts honest and true to what you believe or else you are more apt to come off as fake, thus lessening your audience.






In summary, bloggers express their opinions freely, whether people read them or not. The use of blogs is an outlet for people to showcase their passions and hopefully gain some backing with others who have the same interests.