November
1999: “We are currently testing the alpha launch of our
product.” (Let’s launch a web company!)

March
2000: “Home Portals allow you to manage, review, and publish
your weblinks online.” (Home Portal? Eew!)

August
2000: “Xanga is the easiest way to build an affiliate store.”
(WTF!?)

October
2000: “Publish reviews of your favorite products, links, and
news articles.”  (Self publishing is mad fun.)

January
2001: “It’s called Weblogging, and you’re going to love it.”
(That’s the ticket!)

December 2005: “Xanga
is a community of online diaries and journals.” (More than 21 million
strong.)