tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post7143293686360803440..comments2024-02-26T22:31:02.623-05:00Comments on Finding Beauty in Ephemera: Drawing the Line in Social MediaRalph Graveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-18145936384153568582009-02-03T13:56:00.000-05:002009-02-03T13:56:00.000-05:00All very good points. While I don't mind sharing s...All very good points. While I don't mind sharing some things online, I wonder about the other people in my life. Should you talk about other family members do without their knowledge or consent? My wife's not interested in any of this, so I don't mention things involving her to protect her privacy. And while people can empathize with bad situations, is there a line? <BR/><BR/>Do people want to read about the death of a family member, or bankruptcy, or having to commit someone, or things of that nature (don't worry -- these are just examples. None of them are happening to me).Ralph Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758413012114957573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-29243415410545160532009-01-29T15:31:00.000-05:002009-01-29T15:31:00.000-05:00I'm pretty candid about my life, though obviously ...I'm pretty candid about my life, though obviously I know there's a line that should not be crossed. I try to project a positive image, but of course in my current life crisis I've dropped hints at what's going on. That's prompted friends I've known from all parts of life to contact me with questions of concern. <BR/><BR/>I've been online since 1988, when I first discovered the world of the BBS. In 1998, I had a very rudimentary blog, but at that time I disclosed way too much information about myself and it had negative consequences.<BR/><BR/>Now it's 2009, and I make my living online. My professional and my personal overlap, and I'm not certain this is a good thing or a bad thing. All I know is I'm very selective about what gets posted. But, my life is changing, and I want my personal blog, my Facebook page and the rest to reflect the reality of my transition.<BR/><BR/>In 2018, who knows what we'll be doing.Sean Tubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12703508034749435266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32516736.post-30971289758764903312009-01-28T14:04:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:04:00.000-05:00That can be a difficult question for many people, ...That can be a difficult question for many people, but not for me. I struggled with it in the beginning, but in the end I just have be myself and live out loud. Courteously, for the most part. <BR/><BR/>Typically, I mostly update on Facebook. All my FB friends are people who know me, some better than others, some are FB acquaintences I've never actually met in person, some are coworkers, but I have no other "business" contacts, really. <BR/><BR/>I've found folks to be pretty tolerant, very understanding, concerned for my welfare, empathetic to my conditions, interactive with my voiced opinions, and mostly we all ignore the fringe stuff, or the the stuff we dont' find interesting.<BR/><BR/>I'm mostly in it for the banter and the connecting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com