Yet the diary format is casual enough that we can include whatever moves us at any moment. The ability to be casual is important to a developing writer. I've had students who said they decided they were going to write the great American novel and haven't written a line since. Web Diaries Keep Sites Alive and Growing Journal writing is also good for Web sites because it is a natural vehicle for daily content. The Web is alive and in a constant state of growth and development.
Daily content helps keep a Web site fresh.
While experimenting with my own Web site, I discovered that adding small tidbits of daily content was far simpler than trying to refresh the entire site on a less frequent basis. And as a Web viewer, when I find a site I enjoy, I'm far more likely to become a regular visitor if I know that something changes daily. The diary format is good for Web sites also because it is flexible. I think that authors of personal Web sites should do whatever they can to avoid being hemmed in or constricted by format. The Web is too new, too strange.