I built my first website in February 2003 with a primitive site builder from Godaddy, it was one of the ugliest things ever to grace the internet and I loved it. At the time I didn’t know what I wanted to say or why I needed a website, but I knew I wanted to say something.
Like any intrepid explorer in a foreign land, I peeked covertly at what the locals were up to and tried to blend in. I don’t remember the first time I heard (or more likely read) the word blog, but I do remember wondering why anybody would handicap such a cool way of sharing information with such a silly sounding name. Blog, Blogging, Bloggers! It sounded like something Swedish Chef would cook and I assured everybody who asked that the word came from web log. I was careful to insert the maximum possible pause between the two words, but it still sounded silly, possibly even sillier.