The Differences Between Blogs and Diaries

There are many different types of online log databases.

Blogs and online diaries provide a large distinction between the kinds of log entry databases found on the internet. A major difference between blogs and internet diaries is that diaries are normally written as a daily planer and experience recorder, which provides emotional and personal content about events and occurrences. "oh man... i can't sleep... i'm so stressed out! i studied a little tonight, but i still have 2 more fizix chapters to read in order to catch up... then i still have to do calculus problems and if i have time maybe read some chem... the stress is really really bringing me down..." Meanwhile, a weblog may consist of important need to know information, a general studies essay, or a summary of personal information. "Simply stated, there are only TEN things that anybody needs to know about me." "In general, a move toward free trade does 3 things:" Moreover, a weblog normally contains content relating to a single purpose or activity, while a dairy may consist of an entire day's worth of activities. In general, a diary follows along as simply as a personal planner and daily information provider. However, a weblog can serve any numerous amounts of purposes that individually serve for a single reason.

Adams, Jerry. "Ten things you need to know about me", The Weblog That Nobody Reads. 26 July 2003. <"http://jvadams.blogspot.com/">

Alex. "College Diary", diary of a college girl. 23 November 2001.
<"http://www.geocities.com/diaryofacollegegirl/collegediary.html">

Baron. "Free trade, wages, and jobs", Baron's Blog. 01 August 2005. <"http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/~baron/blog/">

Comparison of Weblog Composers

Weblogs, or simply "Blogs", are personal online diaries or journals that are regularly updated.

There are several usages of weblogs. Most online users often use these internet accessed posts as an online reading reference, a self recorded account of experiences or observations that have occurred in real life, or as a private domain of self expressed viewpoints towards their own topics. Here consists of two weblog writers from Student Weblogs, http://www.studentnow.com/people/studentblogs.html. The first one is from Jerry Adams whom goes by the nickname of Jerdog. Mr. Adams provides a very personal and direct entry about a change in plans about his leave from his home in Arkansas. "I'm gonna leave on Tuesday due to the MLK Holiday ... the one who lured me to Arkansas in the first place." Moreover, Jerdog must deal with his contract/lease of his housing so he can move out. "I have to let Housing know what happened and what I am going to do about my contract/lease." The main purpose of this entry was to share and inform of Jerdog's experience of leaving Arkansas and returning back home to his mom. The mood of this story expresses regret and anger of multiple amount of money for he must pay for his leave. "I will probably have to ante up a bunch of money to UALR before I can get a single transcript. Damn it!" Subsequently, the next blog is from Baron. Baron composes an informative and direct log about the free trade, jobs, and wages within the United States. "Free trade, wages, and jobs". Therefore, clearly the title of this entry already provides its purpose to the audience. In addition, the mood of this story is informative and vitally important for the user to read. "The U.S. is in great need of national health care, a tax on oil and gasoline" "Why doesn't this happen when the threat comes from foreign competition?" In comparison, Jerdog's online journal specifically addresses issues from his own life in his own point of view; meanwhile Baron addresses significant issues relating a more wide range of individuals with a need to know importance.

Adams, Jerry. "Change of plans", The Weblog That Nobody Reads. 18 January 2003. <"http://jvadams.blogspot.com/archives/2003_01_01_jvadams_archive.html">.

Baron. "Free trade, wages, and jobs", Baron's Blog. 01 August 2005. <"http://finzi.psych.upenn.edu/~baron/blog/">