10.26.06
Blogging + Privacy = Oxymoron?
“A few of my friends have blogs where they discuss the most intimate details of their lives and post photos of themselves and friends and family. As a reader, it’s a great way of keeping tabs on them without exchanging a bunch of e-mails.
I want to join in but here’s my problem: my dear, sweet husband is an incredibly private person. And for me, that severely limits my ability to blog honestly and fully without limitations. I respect his desire for privacy. But it would mean that I would have to seriously edit any discussion about my activities, which usually include him. He wouldn’t want me posting photos of us on a Web site accessible to the world.
But a number of Internet companies are increasingly starting to offer private versions of the Web’s most popular public formats to share your life’s moments. Many people don’t know you can create a personal Web page to share photos, write about your life, post music and video, etc. — without having to share it with the world. You and your friends and family can just keep it all within your circle. In other words, it’s private blogging. An oxymoron? I’m sure some people think so.
-Sarah Goo, washingtonpost.com-