Jul
15
2005

blogger on the street

Fascinating story in this month’s Wired about Jorn Barger, one of the first bloggers:

He says he avoids the need for a job by living on less than a dollar a day. “I was carrying a cardboard sign when we met that day,” he tells me. “I wasn’t sure if I should show it to you. I figured if things didn’t work out with Andrew I could pick up some change.” On his panhandler sign, Barger had written:
Coined the term ‘weblog,’ never made a dime.

(“Robot Wisdom on the Street” - 07/2005)

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