Diary-X (commonly abbreviated dx) was an online diary website which allowed users to create and maintain a personal journal.
Overview
editIt was launched in 2000, and between half and three-quarters of its users were 14–19 years old.[1] Basic use was free, though for a small fee users could email their entries.[2] The creator and webmaster was Stephen Deken.
It had about 120,000 diaries.[3] In early 2006, the server's hard drive failed, and since there was no backup, the entire website and all users' diaries were lost irretrievably.[4]
Contemporary blogging and diary hosting websites included Blogger, LiveJournal, and Diaryland.[5]
References
edit- ↑ Yim, Su-Jin (January 1, 2002). "Teens' Inner Lives Go Public Online". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. Newhouse News Service. p. 18. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ Katz, Frances (January 3, 2002). "Living Online: Who said a diary is private?". The Atlanta Journal and Constitution. p. B.2. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ West, Jessamyn (April 5, 2007). "Saving Digital History". Library Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ Sulak, Ashli (March 19, 2006). "Loss of online journal a blow to many". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 48. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ↑ Sorapure, Madeleine (2003). "Screening Moments, Scrolling Lives: Diary Writing on the Web". Biography. 26 (1): 1–23. ISSN 0162-4962.
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