On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 23:24:47 +0900, Declan Murphy
<declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Ken Yasumoto-Nicolson wrote:
>> On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 21:36:44 +0900, Declan Murphy
>> <declan_murphy@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>Why not just write a diary or journal? I've been keeping one since I 
>>>came back, the thingo is online, but not a blog.
>> 
>> What's the difference between a diary and a blog[*] - even livedoor
>> has its link on the homepage labeled as 日記(Blog).
>> 
>> Ken
>> 
>> [*] I do know the answer - but most things called 'blogs' are closer
>> to diaries.
>
>I define a diary as something written for yourself (and possibly a
>handful of close friends/family etc), but I'm prolly just an old fart on
>such matters. The few blogs I follow aren't so much diaries as polemics.

A blog was originally meant to be just today's interesting links with
little or no commentry added, but now a "true" blog is a (usually
semi-incoherent) collection of rants mainly done for the benefit of a
close circle of people with identical views who will soon stroke your
ego by telling you how wonderful your opinions are. I'm surprised our
favourite Hokkaidan doesn't have one...

Oh, and apparently our company is going to start promoting internal
blogging for all the developers - we're having an attempted upheaval
... ahh, I'll stop now, otherwise I'll be here all night moaning!

Ken