Online diary
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An '''online diary''' is a [[Personal journal|personal diary or journal]] that is published on the [[world wide web]] on a [[Personal web page|personal website]] or a diary hosting website.
==Overview==
Online diaries began in 1994. As a community formed, these publications came to be almost exclusively known as '''online journals'''. Today they are almost exclusively called '''[[blog]]s''', though some differentiate by calling them '''personal blogs'''. The running updates of online diarists combined with links inspired the term 'web log' which was eventually contracted to form the word blog.
In online diaries, people write their day-to-day experiences, social commentary, complaints, poems, prose, illicit thoughts and any content that might be found in a traditional paper diary or journal. They often allow readers to contribute through comments or [[Internet forum|community posting]].
==Early history==
The first web page in an online-diary format is thought to be Claudio Pinhanez's "Open Diary", which was published at the [[MIT Media Lab]] website from 14 November 1994 until 1996<ref>a [http://www.geocities.com/pinhanez/open_diary/open_diary.htm copy] of his "open diary" is still in existence</ref>. Other early online diarists include [[Justin Hall]], who began eleven years of personal online diary-writing in 1994, <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/20/MNGBKBEJO01.DTL|title=Time to get a life — pioneer blogger Justin Hall bows out at 31|publisher=SFgate|date=2005-02-20|accessdate=2006-06-09}}</ref>, Carolyn Burke, who started publishing "Carolyn's Diary"<ref>[http://diary.carolyn.org "Carolyn's Diary"]</ref> on 3 January 1995, and Bryon Sutherland, who announced his diary ''The Semi-Existence of Bryon'' in a [[USENET]] newsgroup on On 19 April 1995 <ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/comp.infosystems.www.announce/browse_frm/thread/7a77561b5796150e/34c1097809c9529b#34c1097809c9529b USENET announcement]</ref>.
Online diaries soon caught the attention of the media with the publication of the book ''[[24 Hours in Cyberspace]]'' (1996) which captured personal profiles of the people involved in early web pages. The earliest book-length scholarly discussion of online diaries is Philippe Lejeune's ''Cher écran'', ("Dear Screen", not yet translated to English).<ref>{{cite book
| last = Lejeune
| first = Philippe
| authorlink = Philippe Lejeune
| title = "Cher écran": Journal personnel, ordinateur, Internet
| publisher = [[Editions de Seuil]]
| date = 2000
| pages =
| doi =
| id = ISBN 2-02-041251-9 }}</ref>
The end of 1997 is generally considered the cut-off date for [[early adopter]]s<ref>as with the [http://www.diaryhistoryproject.com diary history project]</ref>.
In 1998 Simon Firth described in Salon magazine<ref>Salon magazine[http://archive.salon.com/21st/feature/1998/07/cov_03feature.html]</ref>how many early online diarists were abandoning the form. And yet, he said, "While many of the movement's pioneers may be tired and disillusioned, the genre shows plenty of signs of life -- of blossoming, even, into something remarkable: a new literary form that allows writers to connect with readers in an excitingly new way."
==Formation of a community==
As diarists (sometimes called [[escribitionist]]s) began to learn from each other, several [[Webring]]s formed to connect the various diaries and journals. The most popular Webring was Open Pages, which started in July 1996 and had 537 members as of 20 October 1998<ref>[http://www.diarist.net/links/openpages.html The 537 members of Open Pages as of 20 October 1998]</ref> A community website called Diarist.Net<ref>[http://diarist.net/ Diarist.Net]</ref> was formed and awarded "The Diarist Awards" quarterly from 1999 through 2004. There were a number of lists of diaries and journals by topic, called "'burbs", which allowed people to find sites that had some correlation to each other<ref>The [http://web.archive.org/web/20050203191343/http://www.hedgehog.net/op/burbs.html last archived version of the 'burbs listing] shows 123 burbs as of 07 March 2002.</ref>.
[[Mailing list]]s helped solidify the community. "Collabs" were collaborative projects in which people wrote on given topics and subjects.
==Technologies==
Some early diaries and journals showcased different emerging internet technologies, including [[Internet forum|interactive message forums]], online stores, [[RealAudio]], [[RealVideo]], live [[webcam]]s, [[notify list]]s, and daily self-photographs<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050203191343/http://www.hedgehog.net/op/burbs.html last archived version of the Collabs listing]</ref>.
Today's diaries and journals may feature [[Podcast]]s, [[TrackBack]]s, [[permalink]]s, [[blogroll]]s and a host of other cutting-edge technologies.
==Lifestyle==
The formation of diary hosting websites such as [[Xanga]], [[Open Diary]], and [[LiveJournal]] caused an explosive proliferation of online diaries and journals. Today, interactive online diaries, online journals, personal blogs and [[Collaborative_blog|group blogs]] are integrated into the daily lives of many [[teenager]]s and college students, with communications between friends playing out online. Even fights may be posted in the diaries, with not-so-veiled insults of each other easily readable by all their friends, enemies, and complete strangers.
Personal opinions on experiences and hobbies are very common in the blog world. Blogs have given the opportunity for people to express their views to a mass audience.
In October 2006, the History Matters campaign launched the 'One Day In History' project, asking residents of the UK to write an online diary of what they did on [[17 October]] [[2006]]. The diaries will be stored at the [[British Library]] from November. [http://www.historymatters.org.uk/output/Page96.asp]
==References and notes==
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==See also==
*[[Weblog software]]
*[[Escribitionist]] - a term for a person who keeps
**[http://www.124diary.com Online Diary] Diary Of Digital Age.
==External links==
*[http://www.diaryhistoryproject.com the online diary history project] recollections from some pioneers who began writing between 1995-1997; they trace the development and popularization of the medium up to 2000.
*[http://www.bloghints.com/ Directory of Diaries]
*[http://diarist.net/ Diarist.net]
**[http://www.diarist.net/links/community.html Mailing Lists and Message Boards]
**[http://www.diarist.net/links/celebritydiaries.shtml Celebrity Blogs & Diaries]
**[http://www.diarist.net/links/directories.html indexes of diary sites]
*{{dmoz|Arts/Online_Writing/Journals/Burbs/|'burbs}}
*[http://modernsoapbox.com/ Modern Soapbox]
*[http://www.inboxjournal.com/ Online Diary - Inbox Journal]
*[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5579002 The Effort to Keep an Online Diary Private] by Bly Lauritano-Werner, 24 July 2006, [[National Public Radio|NPR]]
*[http://www.yojournal.com/ Yo Journal]
*[http://www.uptothesky.com/ Free Online Diary]
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