Back in February of 2003, as part of my mission to learn new things and be creative, I decided that as editor of Minnesota PRSA Today newsletter, I should explore what a blog might mean for public relations. That month I launched the MNPR Blog, which was the sixth PR blog in the world.

Blogging was a foreign concept to most people then, and the truth is I didn't even have the confidence that blogging would catch on either. But 7 years later a lot has changed. Today, blogs are old news. Things like , and have taken over our attention and the attention of the media.

One thing hasn't changed though--your commitment to reading this blog. I appreciate you loyal following through the years and I do not take it for granted. The e-mails you send me telling me that you have used this blog to find a job, greatly encourage me and keep me going.

In 2009 we had an average of more than 4,000 unique visitors every month and ended the year with an all-time high of 6,450 unique visitors. Earlier this month I created a custom URL for the Minnesota Public Relations Jobs Blog – . I am working on making a few other changes to the blog over the next year to make it even better. If you have suggestions on how to improve the site I am all ears.

I have high hopes for 2010 and I look forward to working with all of you this year. Thanks.