Comments on: Autobiographical Writing: What to Reveal?

By: Lin

Lin — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:02:19 +0000

Since my blog is a niche blog, I do talk about some personal things but I know my personal boundaries and what things are best left unsaid. At other times I have written about friends or co-workers as the examples of various situations in articles, but I choose a fake name to protect their identity. Lins last blog post..High School Pregnancy Pact of 17 Pregnant Classmates at Gloucester High

By: Mario

Mario — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:03:26 +0000

I wonder if people would buy an autobiography book about an average person. That sounds like a very interesting concept, indeed.

Cheers.

By: CyberCelt

CyberCelt — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:43:03 +0000

I am pretty open.I do use an aka of CyberCelt. I am old, married and mean, so I do not worry too much about people bothering me in the real, but I do know women that have been stalked using the information on their pages. I would be careful of naming my small children on my blogs, though.

Stopping by for BYBS.

By: STUD

STUD — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:02:04 +0000

the best thing to talk in it is NEGATIVE..

no matter what..it will be a success

By: Tod

Tod — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:34:04 +0000

I’m not sure if people really want to know that much about my individuality …

By: Jeane

Jeane — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:37:19 +0000

To reveal something personal may be quite risky — there’s a lot of connections so a lot of people may get lots of information — quite personal! — about U…

By: Wilson

Wilson — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:28:54 +0000

I think it is various how many information you can post about yourself on your blog, but there are some rules it is safer not to cross. You should not try to make emotional relationships on the web, except if you have the opportunity to meet your new friend personally. Secondly you should not post info about your location, workplace and family members. Of course there is a question, about what you can blog then, but believe me, it is just too great a risk.

By: Music By Day

Music By Day — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:56:14 +0000

There are things we would not share on our blog, but they are probably the same things we would not share with casual acquaintances, either Music By Days last blog post..Paul McCartney Turns 66

By: Jack at Sports Psychology Degrees

Jack at Sports Psychology Degrees — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:46:04 +0000

The good or bad thing about Internet content is that it likely has an expiry date that will far exceed your own. Once you publish something, it is nearly impossible to recall or erase that information from the millions of computers and servers that may have it stored in memory. Some of this memory will be temporary, like cached copies of websites. Other forms of memory are much longer lasting.

I wouldn’t reveal any information that could be damaging to your reputation. Like, if a future employer did a search for your name and you blogged about things that could seriously affect work opportunities or relationships with new acquaintances. Even if you blog anonymously, once the connection is made between your identity and your postings, your entire work, which may consist of years of entries, are available for scrutiny.

I realize that some people are much more open than others. Some people are not so concerned with impression management, and have a ‘take it or leave it atittude’. These people are much better suited for blogging about everyday life, intimate details included.

Communication can be seen as a social transaction. The more you give and the deeper you connect, the more you will get in return. It is up to the individual blogger to decide how much they are willing to risk.

By: Rob at Kintropy

Rob at Kintropy — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:31:44 +0000

We've decided to be pretty open when we write about our family on the blog. We do focus more on the humorous side, but I think that is usually more interesting to read. There are things we would not share on our blog, but they are probably the same things we would not share with casual acquaintances, either. As we develop relationships with other writers via our blog, we tend to share more with them individually via email than we do publicly on the blog. Rob at Kintropys last blog post..Sheepdog and Wolf