Rodent Regatta

Newsweek: “In 1997, those with the geek gene began to hand-create what are now considered Weblogs. Around that time James Romenesko’s link-dominated ‘filter’ site, focusing on news about the media, became an industry institution. A few other blogs, like software guru Dave Winer’s Scripting News, also achieved cult status. But as of 1999, Weblogs were measured by the dozen.” [Scripting News]