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Dear Online Diary...
Blogging has become one of the most popular internet activities over the last few years with millions of people turning to this online medium to rant, write, sell and describe their everyday lives. In their simplest form, blogs are just electronic diaries that the user can update when they feel like it and are usually free of charge. Popular blog sites include Tumblr, Wordpress and Livejournal which have all attracted their fair share of bloggers from around the world. Blogging is a universal tool that offers the space to write as long as you have something to say. Whether you intend on keeping it as a private record of your life or as a public display of your inner most thoughts, blogging is one internet tool that will definitely be around for a long time.
If you are thinking about starting a blog for yourself or as a way of bringing attention to your hobbies, talents or even obsessions, it is important to look at the type of formats that are available. Take the time to explore the wide variety of blogs out there and decide where your own creativity will fit in.
Looking to start up a blog solely dedicated to pictures of your favourite pet? Tumblr’s easy to use picture format may be your best bet. Along with the quick and easy image tools, Tumblr has a simple layout that even a first time blogger will be able to figure out.
If you are trying to find a showcase for your poetry, lyrics or literary masterpiece then perhaps Wordpress will be the right fit for your blog. The focus of Wordpress is on the aesthetic quality of your personal blog page, ideal for those looking for a more professional home for their posts.
Need to vent about your job or are looking for like minded bloggers to interact with? Live Journal is one of the more social blogging sites and is popular with the younger crown. Along with the thousands of blogs dedicated to Twilight fan fiction, users are almost guaranteed to find others with similar interests and hobbies.