The term Deep Blog "weblog" was coined by MEdia Dragon named Jorn Barger[1] on December 17, 1997. The short form, "blog", was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com on 16th May 1999.[2][3][4] Shortly thereafter, Evan Williams at Pyra Labs used "blog" as both a noun and verb ("to blog", meaning "to edit one's weblog or to post to one's weblog") and devised the term "blogger" in connection with Pyra Labs' Blogger product, leading to the popularization of the terms.[5]
An early milestone in the rise in importance of blogs came in June 2002, when many bloggers focused on comments by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott.[6] Senator Lott, at a party honoring U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond, praised Senator Thurmond by suggesting that the United States would have been better off had Thurmond been elected president. Lott's critics saw these comments as a tacit approval of racial segregation, a policy advocated by Thurmond's 1948 presidential campaign. This view was reinforced by documents and recorded interviews dug up by bloggers. (See Josh Marshall's Talking Points Memo See Jozef Imrich's MEdia Dragon 77) Though Lott's comments were made at a public event attended by the media, no major media organizations reported on his controversial comments until after blogs broke the story. Blogging helped to create a political crisis that forced Lott to step down as majority leader.
| Blog | Language | Subject | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Quarks Daily | English | Online news aggregator | S. Abbas Raza |
| AirlineReporter.com | English | Airline industry news | David Parker Brown |
| Aangilam | English and Tamil | Bilingual education blog | HK Arun |
| 1000 Awesome Things | English | Miscellaneous topics | Neil Pasricha |
| The 9 on Yahoo! | English | Video blog on web videos | Multi-author |
| A Motley Vision | English | Criticism of the Mormon arts, particularly LDS literature and film | Multi-author |
| The Art Life | English | Blog about the art scene in Sydney, Australia | Multi-author |
| Athletics Nation | English | Sports blog focusing on the Oakland Athleticsbaseball team | Tyler Bleszinski |
| Audimated | English | Music related blog focused on news, resources, and information for independent artists. | Lucas Sommer |
| Bad Astronomy | English | Blog on astronomy and science education | Phil Plait |
| B2Blogger.com | Russian | Industrial B2B marketing | Aleksandr Storozhuk |
| Balkinization | English | Blog focusing on US civil liberties issues | Jack Balkin |
| The Bear Club | English | Niche blogging site for teddy bears and their collectors | Multi-author |
| Belle de Jour | English | Insight into the life of a London call-girl | Brooke Magnanti |
| Belmont Club | English | Political and historical blog | Richard Fernandez |
| Bestiario del balón | Spanish | Colombian football blog | Multi-author |
| Blog del Narco | Spanish | Mexican Drug War | Anonymous |
| Blogcritics | English | Multiple sections, mostly involving entertainment and science | Multi-author |
| Bloggingheads.tv | English | Video blog on politics, philosophy, and science | Multi-author |
| The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks | English | Blog about the misuse of English quotation marks | Bethany Keeley |
| The Blonde Salad | English | Fashion | Chiara Ferragni |
| Boing Boing | English | Politics, science fiction, and general interest | Multi-author |
| Borderland Beat | English | Mexican Drug War | Multi-author |
| Brain Blogger | English | Multidimensional biopsychosocial perspectives | Multi-author |
| The Brussels Journal | English, Dutch | Conservative blog on Belgian politics | Paul Beliën |
| Cake Wrecks | English | Photoblog featuring images of cakes that are humorous or strange in appearance | Jen Yates |
| CampusJ | English | Jewish college news | Multi-author |
| Chinadialogue | Chinese, English | Blog on the environment, both globally and in China | Multi-author |
| Climate Audit | English | Using statistical methods to analyze historical reconstructions of past climates | Stephen McIntyre |
| The Comics Curmudgeon | English | Critical analysis of newspaper comics | Josh Fruhlinger |
| ConservativeHome | English | Conservatism from a UK perspective | Tim Montgomerie |
| Consumerist | English | Blog on consumerism | Multi-author |
| Contempo Magazine | English | Blog on Hispanic conservatism | Tony Magana |
| Core77 | English | Blog dedicated to the practice and produce of the field of industrial design New York City | Stuart Constantine and Eric Ludlum |
| Cosmic Variance | English | Science blog on physics and astrophysics | Multi-author |
| Couric & Co. | English | Official blog of the CBS Evening News | The CBS Evening Newsstaff |
| Crash Test Kitchen | English | Cooking and food video blog | Waz and Lenny (screen names) |
| Crooked Timber | English | Various intellectual topics, such as: Left-of-center politics, economics, sociology, and modern literature | Multi-author |
| Crooks and Liars | English | Liberal video blog | Multi-author |
| Cute Overload | English | Photos and videos of “cute” animals | Multi-author |
| The Daily Howler | English | Center-left political blog | Bob Somerby |
| The Daily Nightly | English | Official blog of NBC Nightly News | Brian Williamsand other NBC Newscorrespondents |
| Daring Fireball | English | Macintosh and technology blog | John Gruber |
| Deadspin | English | Sports blog | Multi-author |
| Diabetes Mine | English | Blog relating to diabetes | Amy Tenderich |
| Dlisted | English | Celebrity gossip | Michael K. |
| Down By The Hipster | English | Blog on the New York City nightlife | Multi-author |
| DrugWarRant | English | Blog used to advocate the termination of the War on Drugs in the United States | Peter Guither |
| Durma Melhor | Portuguese | Blog on various issues related to sleep | Marcos Miguel |
| EastSouthWestNorth | English | China focused blog out of Hong Kong | Roland Soong |
| Engadget | English, Chinese (simplified Han),Chinese (traditional Han), Japanese, Spanish, Polish,Korean, German | Technology blog | Multi-author |
| EQ Music | English | Electronic pop music blog | Multi-author |
| Faces in Places | English | Photo blog of faces seen in everyday objects | Multi-author |
| /Film | English | Movie news and reviews | Peter Sciretta |
| Fluxblog | English | MP3 blog | Matthew Perpetua |
| FoodMayhem | English | Blog about all topics related to food | Multi-author |
| Front Porch Republic | English | Localist blog | Multi-author |
| GamePolitics.com | English | Blog about the politics of computer and video games | Dennis McCauley |
| Gawker | English | Manhattan news and gossip | Multi-author |
| GeenStijl | Dutch | General commentary | Multi-author |
| Generación invisible | Spanish | Blog by professional journalists | Multi-author |
| Gigaom | English | Blog with opinions on startups, new technologies, broadband, and online games | Multi-author |
| Gizmodo | English, French, Dutch.Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese | Blog centred on Design, Technology andConsumer electronics | Multi-author |
| Go Fug Yourself | English | Comedy fashion blog | Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks |
| Google Blogoscoped | English | Blog covering the Google search engine | Philip Lenssen |
| Gothamist | English | Local interest blog about New York, branch sites cover other cities | Multi-author |
| Groklaw | English | Blog covering legal news pertinent to a free and open-source software community | Multi-author |
| Grumpy Old Bookman | English | Litblog | Michael Allen |
| Gulfsails | English | Documented the effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans | Troy Gilbert |
| Hollaback! | English | Photoblog intended to raise awareness of street harassment | Multi-author |
| Hot Air | English | Center-right political and news blog | Multi-author |
| How the World Sees America | English | Blog showcasing views on the United States from around the world | Amar C. Bakshi |
| The Huffington Post | English | Liberal news blog | Multi-author |
| I Can Has Cheezburger? | English | Blog featuring lolcats and other animals created by the writers | Eric Nakagawa and Kari Unebasami |
| IPKat | English | Blog dedicated to intellectual property law | Multi-author |
| Idolblog | English | Blog dedicated to the talent search show New Zealand Idol | Multi-author |
| The Incidental Economist | English | Blog focused on economics, health policy, law | Multi-author |
| India Uncut | English | blog regarding India | Amit Varma |
| Inhabitat | English | Blog on sustainable architecture | Multi-author |
| InkTank | English | Blog on webcomics | Barry Smith |
| IvyGate | English | News and gossip from Ivy League schools | Multi-author |
| Joystiq | English | Video gaming blog | Multi-author |
| Jezebel | English | Women's interest blog | Multi-author |
| Jihad Watch | English | Blog on the ideas behind Islamic jihad | Multi-author |
| Kaboom: A Soldier's War Journal | English | Military blog detailing a scout platoon leader's daily life on the Iraqi frontlines | LT G. (screen name) |
| Kissing Suzy Kolber | English | NFL humor blog | Multi-author |
| Kotaku | English | Video game blog | Multi-author |
| Language Log | English | Language blog | Mark Liberman |
| Law and the Multiverse | English | Law and comic books blog | James Daily and Ryan Davidson |
| Lebanese Political Journal | English | Blog commenting on various aspects of Lebanesepolitics | Multi-author |
| Liberty and Power | English | A Libertarian political blog | Multi-author |
| Lifehacker | English | Blog covering life hacks | Multi-author |
| Little Green Footballs | English | Center-left political blog | Charles Foster Johnson |
| The Marmot's Hole | English | Blog focusing on Korean politics and society | Multi-author |
| Mashable | English, French | Social networking news based blog | Multi-author |
| Memepool | English | Link blog | Multi-author |
| MetaFilter | English | Link and general interest blog | Multi-author |
| Metro Jacksonville | English | Urban development news and discussion blog | Multi-author |
| Milblogging.com | English | Blog index to other military blogs | Multi-author |
| Mind Hacks | English | Psychology and neuroscience blog | Multi-author |
| Mini-Microsoft | English | Blog on Microsoft | Anonymous |
| MobuzzTV | English, French, Spanish | Technology and current event related video blog | Multi-author |
| Momversation | English | Home and family blog | Multi-author |
| Monsters and Critics | English | News blog | Multi-author |
| Moz | English | Search Engine Optimization Blog | Multi-author |
| Mr. Money Mustache | English | Personal Finance blog | Peter Adeney |
| MSDN Blogs | English | Microsoft blog where employees blog to a public audience | Multi-author |
| Ms Sparky | English | News about defense contractors | Debbie Crawford |
| Music for Robots | English | MP3 Blog | Multi-author |
| MyDD | English | Progressive American politics blog | Multi-author |
| Node Magazine | English | Blog to annotate the novel Spook Country | Multi-author |
| The Oil Drum | English | Blog on energy issues | Multi-author |
| OpEdNews | English | Blog on U.S. and world political issues | Multi-author |
| Overheard in New York | English | Humor blog of conversations heard in New York | Multi-author |
| Overheard in Pittsburgh | English | Humor blog of conversations heard in Pittsburgh | Chris Griswold |
| The Panda's Thumb | English | Blog on the creation-evolution controversy | Multi-author |
| Patentlyo | English | Patent law blog | Dennis Crouch |
| Patribotics | English | Political investigative journalism | Louise Mensch |
| Pharyngula | English | Science blog | PZ Myers |
| PinoyCentric | English | Blog on Filipino culture | Multi-author |
| Politically Incorrect | German and English | Political blog | Multi-author |
| PopText | English | Mp3 Blog | Abigail McDonald |
| Popjustice | English | Music blog | Peter Robinson |
| PopSugar | English | Gossip and celebrity news blog | Multi-author |
| ProBlogger.com | English | Blog tips | Darren Rowse |
| Protein Wisdom | English | Conservative and Libertarian political blog | Jeff Goldstein |
| The Psycho Ex-Wife | English | Blog on divorce in the U.S. | Anthony Morelli and Misty Weaver-Ostinato |
| QT's Diary | English | Satirical blog whose writer falsely claimed to beQuentin Tarantino | Unknown |
| Rate Your Students | English | Parody blog on the behavior of college students | Multi-author |
| ReadWrite | English | Blog on web technology | Richard MacManus |
| RealClimate | English | Blog on climatology | Multi-author |
| Retecool | Dutch | Shocklog | Multi-author |
| Rocketboom | English | Video blog | Andrew Baron and Joanne Colan |
| Sarcastic Gamer | English | Blog parodying the video game industry | Multi-author |
| The Sartorialist | English | Fashion blog | Scott Schuman |
| The Scientific Activist | English | Blog on science, politics, and science policy | Nick Anthis |
| SCOTUSblog | English | Blog on the Supreme Court of the United States | Multi-author |
| Seeking Alpha | English | Provides free stock market advice through a blog format | Multi-author |
| Sense on Cents | English | Provides information on financial markets and the economy | Larry Doyle |
| the show with zefrank | English | Comedy and current events video blog | Ze Frank |
| Simply Recipes | English | Cooking recipes | Elise Bauer |
| Skatter Tech | English | Technology review blog | Multi-author |
| Slugger O'Toole | English | Irish news blog | Mick Fealty |
| Smashing Magazine | English | Blog on web design and web development | Multi-author |
| The Sneeze | English | General interest blog | Steve (screen name) |
| The Soxaholix | English | Comic-based blog for discussing the Boston Red Sox | Hart Brachen |
| Squawk Box | English | Blog for the CNBC show Squawk Box | Multi-author |
| Stuff White People Like | English | Satirical blog about the interests of upper class white Americans | Christian Lander |
| Surviving Grady | English | Boston Red Sox blog | Red and Denton (screen names) |
| TV Newser | English | American television news ticker blog | Multi-author |
| TechCrunch | English, French, Japanese | Blog covering Web 2.0 products and companies | Multi-author |
| The Tehran Times | English | Blog related to Iranian street fashion | Araz Fazaeli |
| Terra Nova | English | Blog related to game studies and virtual worlds | Multi-author |
| TorrentFreak | English | BitTorrent news blog | Ernesto (screen name) |
| TPMCafe | English | Center-left political blog portal | Multi-author |
| TrueHoop | English | Blog on basketball, primarily the NBA | Henry Abbott |
| The Underwear Expert | English | Men's underwear blog | Michael Kleinmann |
| Valleywag | English | Gossip and news on Silicon Valley personalities | Multi-author |
| Velvet Underground | Hebrew | Israeli news blog | Dvorit Shargal |
| Vlogbrothers | English | Multi-topic video blog which generally focuses on science, literature, pop culture, nerd culture, etc. The Green Brothers created a popular online community known as Nerdfighteria (Members of which are called Nerdfighters). | Hank Greenand John Green |
| The Volokh Conspiracy | English | Conservative political blog written mainly by law professors | Multi-author |
| Watts Up With That? | English | Blog on global warming caused by human activity | Anthony Watts |
| Wise Bread | English | Blog on personal finances | Multi-author |
| Worldchanging | English | Blog pertaining to sustainability and social innovation | Multi-author |
| Yummly | English | Blog on food, recipes, and technology | Multi-author |
| Zen Habits | English | Blog on productivity, Getting Things Done, simplifying, living frugal, happiness, and related topics. | Leo Babauta |
| Zooillogix | English | Blog on zoology | Andrew and Benny Bleiman |
