11. 2001-2004 Although blogs were used before 9/11, after 9/11 is when they really came into use. People flocked to the internet to express their anger and hurt. Widespread use of blogs continues long after 9/11, into the present. 2001:
12. 2002: ~ February - Blogger Heather Armstrong is fired from her job because she discussed it in her blog, called Dooce. ~ August - ‘Dooce’ then becomes a word- to be fired for blogging. ~ December - Gizmodo is started by Nick Denton ~ December - Blogads, the first broker of blog advertising is launched.
13. 2003: ~ June - Google launches AdSense. ~ July - MySpace is created. ~ August - Advertisements on blogs become widespread. ~ August - TypePad launches. ~ September - Jason Calacanis creates Weblogs, Inc. which eventually has 90 blogs.
14. 2004: ~ December - MSN Spaces starts, which combines MSN messenger and Hotmail services. ~ December - Merriam-Webster calls ‘blog’ word of the year.
20. 2007: A Blogger’s Code of Conduct 1. Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog. 2. Label your tolerance level for abusive comments. 3. Consider eliminating anonymous comments. 4. Ignore the trolls. 5. Take the conversation offline, and talk directly, or find an intermediary who can do so. 6. If you know someone who is behaving badly, tell them so. 7. Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say in person.
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