According to Andrew Marr’s new book My Trade, blogging originated in the 17th century when some newsprinters on Fleet street decided to leave some blank space amongst the text and news stories on the broadsheets to allow for readers to write their own comments.  This way, when the papers were sent out by the city dwellers in London to their family in the country, they could include comments on how each story affected the family or interesting information that they wanted to share.

It seems as if the cult of blogging isn’t a new thing, only that the internet allows us to share stories far faster and easier than before to our friends all over the world and the web.