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Blogging: History and Misconceptions

Jul 31, 2010

1 min read

This is long, but well worth sitting through to catch up with the ideas and concepts that have driven the success of blogging as a medium over the last decade. Don’t worry about the software stuff at the beginning – it rapidly moves beyond that.

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Adam has been a blogger for over 20 years, and a journalist for more than 25. He currently works as a consultant and trainer, helping people do better, more engaged online journalism.

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