I don't write blogs or diary but definitely I would prefer to write diary than blog as I won't like to share my private things with others. I think diary is somewhat a private thing. :blink:

I feel that diary is a better option if we want to share our thoughts and feelings in an honest manner. In fact, I have been maintaining one myself since a very long time. Though honest thoughts and feelings can also be written on online blogs, I would feel uncomfortable sharing my private thoughts online which everyone can read. The reason being that others are also involved in our life. I mean sometimes in my dairy I do write what someone did to me, how I felt about it and so on... I don't know if I could write something similar on online blogs.

Who said blogs aren't private? There is an option where you can keep the blog entire private or allow only your friends to read it - not the common readers. Then it becomes private, isn't it?

You have also an option to publish or not. As long a you do not click 'publish', the contents can be seen only by you.

In that case blog can be a better option because it remains lifelong

But once you are gone it is lost forever unless someone is able to retrieve your pass word and access it....As long as you want things to be kept that private it is fine but if you want certain things to remain for the next generation then diary is a better option....I was going through my mother in laws things and I have been reading her diaries since she was very methodical in writing down all the minute details.It is very interesting to read as well as giving many insights into her own personality and seeing things through her perspective...

Who said blogs aren't private? There is an option where you can keep the blog entire private or allow only your friends to read it - not the common readers. Then it becomes private, isn't it?

You have also an option to publish or not. As long a you do not click 'publish', the contents can be seen only by you.

In that case blog can be a better option because it remains lifelong

Who said blogs aren't private? There is an option where you can keep the blog entire private or allow only your friends to read it - not the common readers. Then it becomes private, isn't it?

You have also an option to publish or not. As long a you do not click 'publish', the contents can be seen only by you.

In that case blog can be a better option because it remains lifelong

But once you are gone it is lost forever unless someone is able to retrieve your pass word and access it....As long as you want things to be kept that private it is fine but if you want certain things to remain for the next generation then diary is a better option....I was going through my mother in laws things and I have been reading her diaries since she was very methodical in writing down all the minute details.It is very interesting to read as well as giving many insights into her own personality and seeing things through her perspective...