To set the above in context, when males write diary-like blogs, these seem to
have female-like characteristics (Herring and Paolillo 2006), so the key gender
factor may be the choice of type of blog to write (e.g., diary vs. information filter)
rather than style within the type of blog selected. Moreover, the differences may be
less marked or non-existent for younger users (Huffaker and Calvert 2005).