OhmyNews International has an exclusive interview with Maria Amelia, who is the oldest among the world’s 60+ million bloggers. Maria’s blog, was given to her by her grandson as a birthday present, and currently generates in excess of 50,000 hits per month, predominantly from Spanish-speaking countries.
What are your earliest memories?
My first memory is of hearing people talk about a war, which was the World War, the First World War. I would be about three…
Maria actually recounts incidents and memories from her life, to her son, who posts them for her on the blog. She is living proof that blogging transcends all ages.
Click here to read Maria talk about life and the Internet
Originally posted on January 22, 2007 @ 1:37 pm
Hi David. I’m pleased you found that interview with Maria Amelia. Have you read my earlier story about two other ancient bloggers, in the January edition of The World’s First Multi-National e-Book?
It’s at http://www.bdb.co.za/shackle/articles/still_blogging.htm
Cheers, Eric in Sydney, Australia.