The search for a creative outlet leads many people to starting a blog to contain their thoughts and opinions. A blog doesn't have to be a complicated way to keep an online journal. In fact, it can be extremely simple if you use the right platform. Blogger is a site owned by Google, and it provides very easy blogs that can be customized and written quickly and easily. The blogs are completely free and they can be kept as private, personal online journals.

Like many free blog sites, Blogger has a number of security levels that each blogger can choose. The security level can be set so high that only the blogger can red the blog, providing a personal online diary that is completely free and that can be accessed anywhere. This makes an online diary an extremely convenient option for journaling. There is no reason to drag a volume along with you when you travel, and you never have to worry about someone picking it up and reading it. 

Blogger also allows other levels of security, including allowing only pre-approved people to view the online diary. This makes it easy to share your thoughts with close friends or family. Blogger blogs can also be used by multiple people, creating a new type of shared online diary. This can be particularly useful to people who travel a lot or who have been otherwise separated. No conventional, physical diary can provide a shared outlet like that.

For people who want to share their online journal with the world, it can be done completely anonymously. Many people choose to keep an online diary and let anyone view it, but by staying anonymous they can still keep their thoughts private from their friends and co-workers. This provides a fun way to get feedback from readers, discuss thoughts with others and to still retain the anonymity of any conventional diary.