posted on Jul, 13 2003 @ 11:48 PM
The "blogosphere" may never be the same after America Online releases free blog-publishing software to its 34 million members this summer.
AOL this month began showing demos of its tools for creating Web logs, or blogs, to veteran bloggers. AOL has dubbed its service "AOL Journals"
because its surveys showed that members found the word "blogs" confusing, said Rick Robinson, AOL's vice president for community products.
Whatever you call them, the idea is a Web page that people can update frequently with commentary and links to material they find interesting online.
Blog software automates posting the commentary, images and links.
Washington Post