- TravelBlog.org
TravelBlog.org is a free online service which allows users to create and share travel related
Blogs .Founded in April 2002, Travelblog.org was the first popular website to use the term "
Travel blog ". [http://www.travelblog.org/about.html About TravelBlog] ] TravelBlog.org was developed to help people share their real life travel experiences with friends, family and other travelers. Although there have been many additions to the services TravelBlog.org offers, the website retains this principle and remains both free to use and independent. As of October 2007, TravelBlog.org held over 50,000 members and hosted over 200,000 blog entries.The site allows travelers to notify subscribers whenever an update is made to their blog. The core features of TravelBlog.org are to allow members to share unlimited photos, embed videos, create maps, and participate in forums.TravelBlog.org has received positive analysis from a number of media outlets including
The New York Times cite web
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/07/business/07road.html
title=Blowing the Horn for Other People's Blogs
author=Joe Sharkey,New York Times
month=February
year=2006] cite web
url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2005/11/27/travel/27prac.html
title=Practical Traveler: Technology; Wishyouwerehere.com: Blogs from the Road
author=Fred Bierman,New York Times
month=November
year=2005] ,The Washington Post cite web
url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55392-2004Dec10.html
title=In Blog We Trust?
author=Gayle Keck,The Washington Post
day=12
month=December
year=2004] ,The Times cite web
url=http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/holiday_type/gap_travel/article627475.ece
title=How to set up your own travel blog
author=Times Online
month=November
year=2006] andThe Daily Telegraph cite web
url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/main.jhtml?xml=/travel/2004/07/05/etblogging0407.xml&sSheet=/travel/2004/07/06/ixtrvhome.html
title=Online and in touch
author=Jeremy Skidmore,The Daily Telegraph
month=July
year=2004] . TravelBlog.org has been highlighted byYahoo cite web
url=http://picks.yahoo.com/picks/i/20041003.html
title=Yahoo! Picks
author=Yahoo!
month=October
year=2004] and is one ofThe Times top 100 travel websites - cited under Travel 2.0 cite web
url=http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/online/article1554934.ece
title=Travel 2.0
author=Times Online
month=July
year=2007]References
Sources
PC Today - On The Road April 2006 • Vol.4 Issue 4Page(s) 12-14 in print issue Web Destinations Travel Blogs
External links
* [http://www.travelblog.org/ TravelBlog.org]
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