For many in the blogosphere, this article in Sunday's magazine wasn't necessarily breaking news. Long story short, girl in her 20's blogs about her personal life waaay too personally, girl becomes editor of Gawker along the way, trashing everyone in her path, girl's "secret" blog is discovered, girl quits Gawker, gets a taste of her own medicine. When you put everything out in public, people feel entitled to pick you apart, which is why I always adhere to strict guidelines as to what I write here. Sure, I've been writing since 2002 (or more like 2003), and someone who doesn't know me could read through everything and learn quite a bit about me, but not all that much, really. I always assume a few things about my audience, which generally keeps my content in check: my parents and family read this, my boss and co-workers read this, and anyone I date reads this. With that firmly in mind, I post away with my rather vanilla subject matter (see further discussion here and here).
Know Your Audience
For many in the blogosphere, this article in Sunday's magazine wasn't necessarily breaking news. Long story short, girl in her 20's blogs about her personal life waaay too personally, girl…
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I always think back to something my mother told me when I was given my first little diary as a kid: Never put in writing what you don’t want someone to read. I have since heeded that advice.
I always think back to something my mother told me when I was given my first little diary as a kid: Never put in writing what you don’t want someone to read. I have since heeded that advice.