At first glance, blogging might seem to be a new phenomenon. It's hard to imagine that, prior to the Internet, there was a way to let the entire world in on your daily musings. But keeping a daily journal has a long history and, although many remain private, some journals have been published and read by an audience that could make a typical blogger envious. A study (PDF) published in Cyberpsychology & Behavior attempts to compare the psychological makeup of a blogger to a journal-keeper, but it's not clear that the population used for the study is large enough to be informative.
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