Chapter 5. Browse the Internet

Did you ever have a diary? I remember the diaries with the little locks on them that gave the appearance of containing deep and detrimental secrets that would shock even the most avid viewer of daytime soap operas. Everyone with a diary hid it. They walked through life in fear of someone finding and reading the diary. I remember finding my sister's diary once. It wasn't very interesting because she was only 14 at the time. I'm sure someone somewhere still has one of those locked-up books, but diaries have changed in the online world. Not only is the lock off the little book, but the little book is displayed online for all to see. Enter the era of the blog.

Blogs are personal Web sites that can be public diaries, ...

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