Say what? The birth of the blog

By: Jonathan E. Skillings
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Blogging has been around for roughly a decade, in one form or another. But even for something that recent, relatively speaking, it's not easy to suss out the starting point, to figure out whose online scribblings were the harbinger of the soon-to-be Web phenomenon.

Clearly, DNA tests won't help in determining the paternity of blogs. Several candidates do stand out, from Dave Winer to Jorn Barger and from Les Earnest to Justin Hall, and in News.com's inquiry into the early days of the blogosphere, each has something to say on the matter.

Borger, for one, isn't shy about taking credit: "By my strictest definition Winer wasn't quite a blog--he mixed up the reverse-chronological ordering too much. So--unsurprisingly--the first 100 percent Weblog would be mine."

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by run2jazz2 February 3, 2010 3:25 PM EST: What happen to getting a job to earn money for your tution? I guess you would rather lay on your back rather than break your back earning it the right way.

So, I guess in your life when you need money you are liable to do anything to earn it? If this is your start I guess you will spend a lot of time with you legs open?; Reply to this comment


by commenter777 February 3, 2010 1:41 PM EST: I think it is fine to sale sex online. I would make millions selling pictures of my genitalia online but my wife won't let me. beeoootch; Reply to this comment


by PVperson2 February 3, 2010 12:23 PM EST: It's down right amusing, you call yourself "nowhiningallowed" and you post a whining complaint over someone in another country that isn't breaking any law, where else do you WHINE?; Reply to this comment


by Empire-George- February 3, 2010 11:49 AM EST: by nowhiningallowed February 3, 2010 11:11 AM EST

Those that bid should be criminally charged with soliciting sex; the female criminally charged with prostitution.

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Yo, Relax....why would they be charged ? apparently you didn't care to read the article, where it states:

"Prostitution is legal in New Zealand under laws considered more liberal than many countries. Prostitution among consenting adults is allowed in brothels and on the streets, and offering sexual services in print ads and online is also legal."

So you want to impose YOUR beliefs and YOUR laws, on a country that already has laws making this activity perfectly legal ?; Reply to this comment


by journalismisdying February 3, 2010 11:01 AM EST: YOU CALL THIS NEWS !?!?!?!?

I have heard stories like this before , she is desperate for money and or attention .....by reporting this you are encoraging her and others like her .; Reply to this comment


by erich_1-2009 February 3, 2010 10:07 AM EST: Desparate for a story?

Hi Form:

Rates 2003:
Chlamydia ? United States 316 per 100,000 New Zealand ? 653 per 100,000

It is not a crime to get STD's. When one talks about legalizing prostitution they need to start considering the idea very carefully regarding this subject. In Nevada it is illegal to be a streetwalking, one needs to be registered to a brothel. You can't control a streetwalkers STD safety as well as a Brothel...or her TAXES LOL; Reply to this comment


by Skruffy1 February 3, 2010 9:57 AM EST: Wow, that's a lot of money...; Reply to this comment


by book_of_wally February 3, 2010 9:42 AM EST: Is it too late to bid?; Reply to this comment


by stupa3 February 3, 2010 8:30 AM EST: cherries jubillee; Reply to this comment


by gilmomuff February 3, 2010 8:23 AM EST: As everything else is screwed up in this world
the teen will probably go for the lowest bidder...

(made-in-china?); Reply to this comment