About Blog Herald
The Blog Herald was founded by Duncan Riley in March 2003 as a premium source of blog and blogging related news for bloggers. It was the first blog dedicated exclusively to the news of the blogosphere and remains the longest (and largest) standing resource of its kind.
History
The site posted its first proper content in April 2003 on a design inspired by the then homepage of the Movable Type blogware. Early posts were dominated by references to external sources, mainly from the mainstream media, as blogging started to emerge as a topic of conversation.
Version two was launched later that year and took on a new three column standard blog layout and started to develop more commentary and included for the first time new contributors.
Version three was launched in March 2004 in what saw a period of “The Blog Herald” portal which moved away from a standard “Blog” look to embrace the look of a blogging portal, fresh with separate events features and separate topic headings. Editorial developed during this period and started to become a core feature of the site, as did further self help tips and other advice for bloggers.
Version 4 was launched in October 2004 and saw a return to a more traditional blog layout and the adoption of WordPress as the blogware of choice.
Version 5 was launched in June 2006 and saw The Blog Herald rebranded with more of a newspaper ‘look and feel’. The design was completed by Chris Pearson.
Version 6 was launched on May 14th, 2007 (dubbed BH514), with a new design by Brian Gardner. Along with the redesign came with a re-conceptualization of the Blog Herald to increasingly focus more on the different facets of blogging. The new grid layout also highlights columns and opinion pieces, while providing a regular stream of news and other updates at every view.
Acquisition
In February 2006, the Blog Herald was acquired by Problogging, Inc. and then sold to Splashpress Media Ltd. after just over 9 months.
In March 2006, the Blog Herald launched its Japanese version, which is humanly translated into the Japanese language. New foreign editions are being planned and developed.
The site continues in the tradition established by its founder, Duncan Riley, as the premier online resource for blogging and new media news.
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