Nlog, Prawda.org, Blog.art.pl The First Non-profit Blogging Platforms in Poland and Their Influence on the Network of Blogs’ Development Cover Image

Nlog, Prawda.org, Blog.art.pl Pierwsze niekomercyjne platformy blogowe w Polsce i ich wpływ na rozwój sieci blogów
Nlog, Prawda.org, Blog.art.pl The First Non-profit Blogging Platforms in Poland and Their Influence on the Network of Blogs’ Development

Author(s): Marta Więckiewicz-Archacka
Subject(s): Media studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: blog; blogging platform; blogosphere; history of the internet; internet; new media

Summary/Abstract: The paper concerns a first stage of the Polish language blogging platforms development. Scientific objective: The aim of this paper is to introduce the history of non-commercial blogging platforms in Poland and to define their influence on the growth of the blogosphere. Research methods: The analysis covers the years 2000-2001 and the source material is (among others) previous versions of Web pages available in the Internet Archive. Results and conclusions: The presented paper contains a characteristic of the blogging platforms: Nlog, Prawda.org, Blog,art.pl and sets out their impact on the evolution of the blogosphere in such aspects as removing the technological barrier making blogging impossible for people without programming skills or setting the structure of the blog. Cognitive value: The paper fills a research gap in studies on Polish language blogosphere and is the answer on experts’ voices emphasize the need for research on the past shape of the Internet.

  • Issue Year: 20/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 56-67
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish