When I started this blog, it was as an extension of my personal journal. I’ve kept a journal for years, and I saw that blogging was a way to journal, stay anonymous, and have the possibility of feedback. Over time, the use of my written journal waned, and now I only keep a weekly journal for a specific purpose not related to blogging.
A lot of people who don’t blog or who do blog but don’t really network within the blogosphere are of the opinion that blogs are merely journals. For a lot of personal blogs, this may be true. But I don’t know. I am curious, though, so I created this poll:
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This poll is aimed at personal blogs and the bloggers that keep them, but if you are a niche blogger, don’t let that hold you back. You are always free to leave more information in the comments if you want to elaborate.
Edited to add: This poll is now closed, and I wrote a follow-up post on the findings. You can read it here.
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Interesting results so far. It looks like personal blogs aren’t all extensions of private journalling. Very, very interesting. :)
Lani, I find the results as interesting as you do. I wasn’t expecting this!