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1998102 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Home Page

1998102 minPGdocumentary

9.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

College student Justin Hall, recognized as the web’s first blogger, reflects on the early days of online culture in 1998.

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College student Justin Hall, recognized as the web’s first blogger, reflects on the early days of online culture in 1998.

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Doug Blockdirector

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A look at the early days of online culture as personified by college student Justin Hall, now acknowleged as the web’s first blogger.

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