| Definitions: | | | | as your have a pen or pencil with you and a free |
| Blog - A blog, or "web log" is simply a website | | | | moment, you can record your thoughts or emotions |
| updated regularly with journal-like entries often | | | | at a moments notice. |
| including photos, videos and links to relevant topics. | | | | Uses: |
| Sometimes people use them to write about news or | | | | Blogs can be used to write/comment about the |
| create promotional material for businesses and | | | | news, talk about personal issues, gossip celebrity |
| websites. In the case of writing about your life, a | | | | affairs, provide useful information, promote websites |
| blog is a more advanced form of keeping a journal or | | | | or businesses... anything really. |
| diary. | | | | Journals can be used to write about your life |
| Personal Journal or Diary - A journal is a written | | | | experiences, examine thoughts and emotions, get |
| account of ones life experiences and emotions. They | | | | stuff off your chest... also, anything really. |
| can vary in form, but are usually in a type of | | | | Choosing between the two: I think the major |
| notebook and kept private. | | | | decision you must decide is whether you want the |
| Privacy: | | | | information to be public or private. |
| A blog is public to anyone with internet access. You | | | | If you're going to write about the most intimate |
| must understand that whatever you publish could be | | | | moments of your life, it might be a better idea to |
| read by anyone. For someone writing about personal | | | | keep a personal journal or diary. Whenever you feel |
| issues, (especially involving other people like family or | | | | inspired or emotional, you can pull out your journal |
| friends) broadcasting that information might not be | | | | and escape into your own mind. No one will read it |
| the best idea. | | | | unless you want to. It will act more as a self fulfilling |
| A journal can be as private as you please. Hide it | | | | therapy and record of your life. |
| somewhere in your room or put a lock on it. The | | | | In contrast, if you want to share your thoughts with |
| journal can also be shared with friends if you wish. I | | | | people, get comments and feedback, a blog may be |
| have friends that have journal sharing parties. | | | | the right choice. You can build a community of fans |
| Convenience: | | | | to interact and grow with. Realize that you'll need |
| To update your blog you will need internet access | | | | regular access to a computer and the internet, plus |
| and a computer or phone. If you're a spontaneous | | | | anything you write is public and could be read by |
| writing, that could make it tough to keep the blog up | | | | anyone. You might want to omit certain subjects or |
| to your standards. | | | | thoughts you would normally keep in a journal or |
| You can take a journal with you anywhere. As long | | | | diary. |
