Yearsago,ifateenagerhadsomeproblemsinherlife,shemighewriteinherdiary.NowateenagerwiththesameproblensmighegetontheInternetandwriteabouttheminablog.Inmanyways,adiaryandablogarealmostthesame.So,whatmakesablogdiffererntformadiary?

　　Thebiggestproblemwithablogisthatanyonecanreadwhatyouwrite.Usually,ateenagertreatsherdiarylikeabookfullofsecrets.Bothdiariesandblogstellwhathappenedtothewriterthatday.

　　Ihavealittlesister,andsometimesIgeronlinetoreadherblog,Shewritesaboutthingslikewakingupearlyforswimmingpracticeandnotstudayingenoughforherchemistryexam,WhenIwasherage,Iwroteaboutthesamethings,butonleinmydiary.Then,afterIfinishedwriting,IwouldhidemydiaryinasecretplacebecauseIwasworriedthatmysistermightreadit!

　　Becauseablogissuchapublicwayofwriting,ithasbothgoodandbadpoints.Thebiggestproblemwithablogisthatanyonecanreadwhatyouwrite.IfIamangrywithafriendduringschoolandwritessomethingbadaboutafriend,thatfriendmayreadherblogandgetangry.Sowehavetobeverycarefulofwhatwewrite.

　　Abolghasgoodpoints,ofcourse.Peoplechoosetowriteinblogs,theyknowthattheirfriendswillreadwhattheywrite.IfIamfeelingaloneonedayandwriteinmydairy,"Nobodycaresaboutme,"noonewillknowaboutit.However,ifmysisterwriteshesamewordsinherblog,herbestfriendswillquicklyreplyandtellherhowmuchtheylikeher.Blogshelppeoplestayincontactwiththeirfriendsandknowwhatthepeoplearoundthemaredoing.

　　Ifpeoplearecarefulaboutwhattheywrite,blogsareaverygoodwaytowriteabouteverydaylife.However,Istillprefermyolddiary!