How many blogs were there in 1997?

David Berlind asks if the ramp-up for podcasting is faster than the early growth of blogs.

I answered yes, definitely, in 1997, the first year of blogging, there were at most 4 or 5 blogs.

Pete Prodehl sent an email asking if this is really true. He reminded me of jjg's list of early blogs, which certainly is a good starting point, but he asks how many were around in 1997? He lists Scripting News, Camworld, Robot Wisdom, Rasterweb (Pete's site). Did Tomalak's Realm start in 1997?

Anyway, if you know of a blog that was around in 1997, please post a comment here.

# Posted by Dave Winer on 2/17/05; 12:04:37 PM - Comments [8] -- Trackback [2]

#Posted by Dave Winer on 2/17/05; 12:04:37 PM - Comments [8] -- Trackback [2]