Wordpress.com – is brought to you by some of the same folks who work on the open source blogging software available at WordPress.org.

Live Journal - is a free service for all your journaling and blogging needs, offering privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates, and online communities for just about every interest imaginable.

Xanga - is a community of online diaries and journals. You can easily start your own free journal, share thoughts with your friends and meet new friends, too.

Windows Live Spaces – Free blogging with your MSN account, only drawback is readers have to have an account also.

Tumblr.com – A blog platform with a focus on allowing media-rich posts.

Blog.com – Offers free blog hosting with unlimited bandwidth for their free package, more benefits for paid members.

Etribes.com – Based in Europe, allows you to create all sorts of websites including a blog.

Bravenet.com – Free blog hosting with RSS feeds and more.

Blogster.com – Offers free blogs and free image hosting.

Blog Ladder – All blog entries show up on the main ladder as well as inside your own blog.

BlogYx.com – Blogging site with extras such as chat boxes so you can interact with your readers.

ClearBlogs.com – Free blog hosting and offers templates, friends only posts, IP-Banning and more.

Multiply.com – Mixes blogging and social networking, with photo galleries and more.

Netcipia.com – Free blog and wiki for private or public display with 2GB of storage.

Open Diary.com – Offers unlimited storage and posts, low cost subscription rates for advanced features.

Weebly.com – Allows you to create a site and blog, free hosting and change designs on the fly.

Blogr.com – Allows you to blog, host photos & videos, and podcasts.

Zoomshare.com – Free blog hosting with 250MB of free storage.

Bloki.com – Lets you build a blog site and even open it up for collaboration.

ShoutPost.com – A platform for creating blogs with a focus on generating traffic.

SoulCast.com – Have something you want to talk about, but want to say it anonymously? This may be the blogging site for you.

Squarespace.com – Lets you build your blog with numerous themes, also allows you to add other site features.

Terapad.com – Offers blogs as well as features such as an integrated store.

Tooum.com – Fully integrated blog and forum which allows for seamless discussion between the two.

Vox.com – Part of the SixApart family of blogging sites, very much geared towards the personal journal types of blogs.

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BlogCheese - offers video blogging.

BusyThumbs -  designed for camera phone images.

Trippert -  travel blogs.

Blogabond - dedicated to travel blogs with map integration.

Ufem - designed for women. Offers multiple themes and plugins.

Word Count Journal - offer new blogging format. Write one word on the first day, two words on the second day and so on…

Xanco - specialized on mobile communications with friends and family.

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Blogetery – multiple templates, anti-spam, free sub-domain and more.

Blogsome - offers large choice of themes.

BlogRox – offers 50MB of free online space.

Edublogs - blogging for educators.

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GreatestJournal.com - offers free voice posts, 1GB of photo hosting, and space for up to 2,000 user icons.

InsaneJournal.com – offers free and paid accounts

JorunalFen.net - directed towards various fan communities and television shows, only for users 18 and older.

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