ronnyfry89 | 
04 11th, 2008| 
Diary is simply another word for records. But it is most often associated to a personal phonographic record keeping. Usually day by day, and traditionally on paper media. Often time the records are just that records but they can also have a form of self expression, away to get things out because it makes you feel good or something. This method of “self counsellings” is most often practiced by the females. Men do practice this as well except they call it a journal because diary is too girlie, and they most often don’t actually write about how they feel. They most likely write what happened and then what they plan to do.
The diary has changed over the years (personal term). It has moved on from the had cover book with hundreds of blank pages, and the occasional little five sent look that never actually worked. They where elaborate at times with fun designs, stickers, material, and even odors, and best of all tangible. Meaning that any one could pick it up and have a sense that something is there. That also meant that any one could pick it up and read it (unless you wrote in code). So it was a very unsecured system (unless you rote in code) that any one could used to black mail you, make fun of you or just flat out torment the living crap out of you. This was often done by those closest to you (little brothers, big brothers) but not to cause harm just to play.
The computer and the internet give the diary a whole new meaning. Now not only can you rite infinite amount of stuff about yourself and what you see around your day to day life, but you can also share it with others (or not). You can share it with a picture or a video. Hell your diary can be a bunch of video entries and shared over the internet for the world to see, or just a select few, or just you. The possibilities are endless. The formats rang from a web page about your projects that you do at home, to a blog (made and official word in 1999) witch is defined in Websters Dictionary as “a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer”. Blogs are one of the most popular because they are so simple yet can do so much.
Now I am not saying that digital is the ultimate way to go because they both have their pros and cons.
While the digital diary is robust it also has one main flaw, you need a computer to make entries. This dose not sound like a big deal but when you think about it can really be an inconvenience. Lets just that you really want to ad an entry but your no ware near a computer your going to have to hold on till then. Sure thats not a big deal because you can just wait till you get home, but what if your out of the country, or even if you have asses to a computer from far away. Sure many if these issues can be resolved by having it on the internet and all you would need is any computer. Even the computer issue is to be no more because phones are becoming more and more capable so I guess this isnt really an issue. Now the other con to electronic diaries is that you cant really hold an electronic page. That some how takes away from the human feel aspect to it. Now I am not saying that this is something that every one needs its just something that some people look for (I am not one of those).
Now I have written a shit load about what can be a touchy touchy feli subject, but the truth is I have a diary that I share with every one, that comes to the site, and I though I should just say a little bit about what I think about that. Hence the purpose of the site. Oh and I was bored. 
Diary definition on Websters Dictionary
