The 'blog is the most substantial and complete literary form indigenous to the Web. Is Justin a seminal figure, a giant, an innovator, a pioneer? Those are terms that apply to mass-market criticism. What 'blogs demand is mini-market and sometimes micro-market criticism. Lots of people have experimented with 'blogs since the mid-90s. Justin is the best 'blogger I, personally, have seen.
- Rob Wittig, "Justin Hall and the Birth of the 'Blogs." electronic book review, 15 October 2007
Rob Wittig raises some fundamental issues about the significance of Justin Hall’s blog. The length of time Justin has been writing the blog could be an indication that Justin is a seminal figure. Through the Blog, Justin has contributed the early seeds of later development. The early days of Justin’s blog appear to be complex in the personal information divulged but still relatively basic in design. Over the years it has grown and according to Wittig personally, still holds an interest to him. The site continues to divulge details of not only Justin’s life, but also links to the sites of friend’s lives. The development is evident not only within Justin’s blog but also the complete phenomenon of blogs 
. Essentially a blog is publishing your diary as it is written and as your life is happening as opposed to a book that is published or borrowed, for example The Diary of Anne Frank. A window of chosen information is shared about a person’s life for anyone to read a daily, weekly or monthly instalment of.
More recently video files are not only included in blogs but are also blogs in their own right. As observed by Wittig, the blog is a "complete literary form" it can now also be a complete visual form. This can be seen on sites such as you tube where a person records and publishes their personal blogs in a visual format. Development of the blog has seen it become more complex and popular in recent times. It is popular for both people to write and for people to read or watch the next ‘episode’ of a person’s life through a blog. This would give strength to Wittig’s observation that Justin is both a "pioneer" and "an innovator".