blogs - readings

articles
Some of the better articles about the development of weblogs:

weblogs: a history and perspective
Rebecca Blood's essay about the development of blogs. [required reading]

New biz on the blog
The British newspaper The Guardian continues to cover weblogs with clear analysis.
This article is about business cashing in on weblogs. [required reading]

What We're Doing When We Blog
An essay by Blogger co-creator Meg Hourihan.

You've Got Blog
New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead's take on Hourihan and the Blogger sensation.

Blogging thoughts: personal publication as an online research tool
An academic chapter by Torill Mortensen & Jill Walker.

Personal knowledge publishing and its uses in research
Professor Sebastien Paquet explains how blogging is a creative process.