I learnt all I knew for my school research projects through yellow paged encyclopaedias and microfiche if I was really digging deep. No Wikipedia.. Googling it.. Or going for the expert opinion on the blog of a dedicated, passionate Joe Bloggs.

I haven’t had my ten year school reunion yet, and the blog is probably still a toddler (foetus) in the stage of its lifespan. Stirrings started in 1993, the term web log, was coined in 97, first tool to build your own web log in 1999.. a blip ago in the scheme of things! See the blog history in timeline form here

Blogs have now also made an impact in business as well as personal use, allowing large (and small) corporates have two way conversations in a more real time way.
Read Times Online - Top 50 Business Blogs Here

Best Business Blogs: Readers Strike Back!

Read ComputerWorld - IBM adds tools to extend Web2.0 to business world

and also on this topic - Social network sites give businesses ideas for new collaboration

Read Salt Lake Tribune - Blog about Work - At your own risk!

Read NewsObserver - Bloggers can go from anonymity to notoriety in an instant ..