Feb 10 2008

Personal Blogs and Journals

Published by Kirsten at 5:21 pm under Blog, Poll

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:

Do You Keep A Written Journal or Diary?

  • No, never have (38%, 3 Votes)
  • No, haven’t for years (38%, 3 Votes)
  • Yes, but stopped when I started blogging (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Yes, in addition to my blog (13%, 1 Votes)
  • Never have, but my blog is my journal (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 8

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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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2 Responses to “Personal Blogs and Journals”

  1. LaniNo Gravatar (1 comments.)on 11 Feb 2008 at 3:41 pm

    Interesting results so far. It looks like personal blogs aren’t all extensions of private journalling. Very, very interesting. :)

  2. KirstenNo Gravataron 11 Feb 2008 at 7:08 pm

    Lani, I find the results as interesting as you do. I wasn’t expecting this!

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