Resumen
The article presents information on the software designed to automate Weblog publication. Weblogs were distinct in both form and content from the Web journals that had preceded them. They are also distinct from e-zines, which were published on a schedule, like paper periodicals, and contained longer original articles and artwork. E-zines required planning, organization, and a certain level of skill in layout, typography and the other elements of Web design. By contrast, Weblogs were rudimentary in design and content. In late 1999, several companies released software designed to automate Weblog publication, one of which was Blogger. Blogger epitomized the dot-com era. When news stories began defining Weblogs as "a Web site made with Blogger," it quickly became the most widely used blogging tool — and changed Weblog culture. Trackback, introduced by Movable Type in 2001, automated crossblog talk itself. Trackback allows bloggers to ping other Weblogs, placing a reciprocal link — a trackback — in the entry they have just referenced.