In some ways Blogs can be considered as a new form of journalism, which is open to everyone capable of establishing and maintaining a website. The positive about them is that they bring in spanking new voices into the national discussion on a variety of topics, and help build communities of interest through their collections of links. The perfect example is that it’s the bloggers who helped the mainstream news media get interested in the Senator Trent Lott’s (R., Miss.) racially insensitive remarks, which compelled him to resign as Senate majority leader.

But where did blogs come from? The origin of the blogging is rooted in the mid 1990's. The identity of the first blogger actually is not clear, as the art of blogging did not really took off until 1999. The original Weblogs were link-driven sites with personal commentaries. The very first blogs were human guided Internet web tours. While initially thought of as diaries or online journals, blogs have evolved into the latest fresh web content.

The boom of weblogs happened in 1999 when several companies and developers made simple & uncomplicated blogging software & tools. Blogs have exploded in the past years. Since 1999, the number of blogs on the Internet has exploded from a few thousand to an estimated half a million.

"Blogging" is a buzz word in technology world and is the wave of the future. Whether it’s a craze or gets established as a new way to communicate with existing and potential customers, the least it deserves is a significant look.