Free expression in the digital age goes well beyond pen and paper. Gone are the days of the lock and key diary and the spiral notebook. The Internet has opened up a new era logging your own thoughts and ideas, and it is called the blog.

Of course many of us know what a blog is by now. Most are already blogging using various different methods; however, many never stop to consider the immense amount of options made available for our blogging needs.

All college students seek to get the most bang for their buck. Keeping that in mind, the following list of blog services are the best free blog providers which will enable you to generate a good blog that can be potentially widely read.

Blogger.com: Probably the most well-known blog host is Blogger. This extension of the Google Empire is an excellent site which provides a wide variety of features to make your blog really stand out. Most notably about Blogger is its flexibility. Specifically, Blogger extends a Blogger Moble service. One can post text and pictures on your blog wirelessly from your cell phone. Also, blogger widgets exist to view, edit, and create blogs effortlessly from your desktop. Also, Blogger allows for more than just personal blogging. Group blogs offer an excellent opportunity for small sects to post in unity. In addition, Blogger is also stylistic. With many different templates to choose from one can find their own style and begin posting in minutes. Also, it doesn’t hurt that this is a Google service, so surely continuing additions are to come. For a respectable, stylish and flexible blog one cannot go wrong with Blogger. (www.blogger.com)

EasyJournal.com: If you do not like to fall in line with the trends, another analogous blog service is EasyJournal. This host has the same feel as Blogger, but has different, yet appealing features. In case you want to know how many people are checking out what you have to say, Easyjournal offers statistics to make that information readily at hand. There are dozens of templates to choose from, all of which are unique and aesthetically pleasing. Though EasyJournal is free, one can purchase EasyJournal PRO for $14.95 for 6 months. Subscribing to this service opens up a world of extra features not available for the average user.

MySpace.com: Myspace.com is a social networking site which provides a blog outlet for its members. The advantage of Myspace’s blogs is that they are generally user-friendly. Once you establish an account with Myspace, blogging is steps away. Also, Myspace offers the ability to post your current mood. Inspired by a song, book or movie? Myspace offers a section which allows the user, while constructing the blog, to enter that information. Myspace then generates that information and provides artwork. Also, since it is the largest social networking site on the Internet, an individual’s blog is very likely to be read, at least, by some of the “friends” one has on the site. The biggest drawback of Myspace blogs is that they are very bland. Myspace only offers its basic default template which is lackluster. So unless you are well-versed in programming skills, Myspace blogs will remain simplistic and sub-par. (www.myspace.com)