Comments on: Social Networking technology and why it is cool/totally sucks

By: Bad Momma

Bad Momma — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:22:05 +0000

I have 2 blogs, one for work and my person, anon blog. (Bad Momma). Sometimes it gets confusing who I am.

Facebook scares me a bit…. My rule of thumb is not to put anything out there that will come back & bite me in the butt. While being a Bad Mom is not great for business, I am careful not to write anything that would be scandalous to my clients if I am ever “outed”.
Once something hits cyberspace there’s no controlling where it ends up.

By: M@

M@ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:00:37 +0000

That’s my point, I’m not sure I want an anonymous blog because I think it would give me a false sense of security, and then I’d end up burning myself from that one person reading it and telling my parents or ….you get the point.
.-= M@´s last blog ..Social Networking technology and why it is cool/totally sucks =-.

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:57:35 +0000

I sometimes want to start an anonymous blog … but only because my current blog has been spread around the office. Working at AIG gives me PLENTY to talk about and I obviously can’t now. It might be nice to talk openly about my family too. Especially my dad’s crazy girlfriend.

Ha. Maybe an anonymous blog is not the best idea.
.-= Rhonda´s last blog .."What the f*ck?" Wednesday =-.

By: terri

terri — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:15:15 +0000

These are all things that have crossed my mind time and again as I put myself on the internet. I remain semi-anonymous, with a select few “real-life” people aware of my blog. The reality is, anyone could find me at any time. And it’s not that I’m doing anything to be ashamed of, but as I’ve continued blogging, I’ve realized the REAL me has been hidden from most people in my real life. It’s just scary knowing you might have to let people see inside after all these years.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:27:30 +0000

I use various forms of social netowrking with various levels of privacy. I have my Twitter updates protected, and don’t accept requests to follow them from people I don’t know. Or, as I have to address today, from people I work with. (But you and I have very different job situations, and I don’t LIKE my job, so I need my places that I can vent about it. ) Same on Facebook – no one I don’t know, and no one from work. When my boss sent me a friend request on Facebook? Oh, hell no.

But I still use Twitter and Facebook for things I am mostly okay with people seeing. It’s been a fun way to hone thoughts. 140 characters max, and fit for public consumption. Okay, let’s see how we make that work. For the longer thoughts, and the more private ones, I use Livejournal. That one has FAR fewer friends, and the ability to filter down on a post-by-post level to even more privacy. So that’s where requests for serious personal advice go, or rantings about something going on that is very personal.

I actually really love having the different ways of being in touch with people, with the different levels of privacy. It’s good for my very extraverted soul to have so much connection to the outside world when I’m stuck in the office or at home alone.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:58:49 +0000

I loved how you picked up the ball and ran with it on this. There are a plethora of reasons why we do this and you’ve hit on ones I hadn’t even considered.

Keep up the writing, we’ll keep up on the reading…
.-= Mike´s last blog ..Why Do We Blog? =-.