Blog stars are born

Blogger creators Ev Williams and Meg Hourihan kickstarted the medium. In 2000, the group-authored curio site Boing Boing debuted, delivering up a daily multi-dose of the strange.

At the inaugural Bloggie Awards in 2001, Star Trek’s Wil Wheaton found post-ensign fame and acclaim as an early adopter.That same year, Heather Armstrong was fired for blabbing about her job online. “Dooced” – her site name – became a verb: “fired for blogging.”