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by jasonkester 6088 days ago
Blogs were around for a long time before they had a name. I started mine in 1998. We just called them "personal websites".

As to Travel Blogging, I actually implemented the grandparent's idea back in 2005, right when the Google Maps API became available. We just passed the 10,000 blog mark last month. Check it out:

http://www.blogabond.com/

It's never made a dime of direct revenue, but the consulting work it generated has kept me traveling these last several years.
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jeromec 6088 days ago
When you say blogs were around for a long time, I know there must have been people publishing journal type sites, but what I think was key with blogger was that anybody, not just webmasters, could post frequently and effortlessly.
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JustRick 6086 days ago
"Blogs were around for a long time before they had a name."

Exactly. We simply called this concept 'Travel Journals'.

The main obstacle we faced in 1998 was that most people didn't have digital cameras yet and the scanning and uploading of photos was a serious timesuck.

I like your site, thanks for sharing.

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