Dear Diary. These words were commonly written in journals followed by your most intimate and private musings and have been around since the beginning of the written word. Today journals have moved to high tech on the Internet through the use of blogs. Blogs have been mostly dominated by text and photos but the blog has recently morphed into an audio blog that is now all the rage. Just type in 'blog' in your Internet browser of choice and see hundreds of choices spring up.
Audio blogs appeal to the need and desire that many have to be heard. Not everyone can be a famous author, columnist or TV or radio star but that doesn't stop the mass of closet writers and their need to voice an opinion. Blogs that include audio are still relatively new and they don't as of yet cover the wide range of topics that you can find on their written counterparts. The novelty might wear off eventually but it could always remain as another option for writers to get their opinions out.
Blogs are part of the 'Social Web' and with the addition of audio you can add background music, sound bites, and ranting and ravings in all their verbal splendor. With video, pictures, text and audio there is no limit to the interesting and entertaining blogs that will emerge. Sometimes when you hear a voice it makes it easier for you to connect with their writings, and sometimes not. If the voice is not pleasing why taint your otherwise pleasurable blog? But still it can complement your blogging and even with a strange and different voice you might find a following that loves to read your words and hear them too. Audio blogging can work wonders for aspiring musicians and performers. You can showcase your musical talent and blend that with your tales of trying to make it in the world of music. The connectivity of the Internet is stunning in its capabilities and to be able to hear someone from a world away can really shrink the gulf that lies between.
What are the technical aspects involved? The file size of the audio post is measured in megabytes instead of kilobytes, which means you might have to upgrade your server to accommodate. There are ways to save bandwidth such as Freecache. Another obstacle is the actual recording of the audio portion of your blog. You have to figure out what works best for you, recording on your .wav format PDA or your MP3 or whatever. Once you work out all the technical kinks you might enjoy the options that audio can give you in your blogging efforts.