On this day, 5 years ago, interesting that this was the day lots of people said blogging really hit the radar as a significant communication:

Wired News: 9/11: Birth of the Blog
While phone networks and big news sites struggled to cope with heavy traffic, many survivors and spectators turned to online journals to share feelings, get information or detail their whereabouts. It was raw, emotional and new — and many commentators now remember it as a key moment in the birth of the blog.