What goes around comes around…
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 |
Blogging
…in which I talk about word getting out, and probably some other unrelated stuff.
With this new, and totally awesome, connected world we live in, we are constantly at risk of spilling the beans about any and all things that we are trying to keep quiet. Used to be, back in the times of the small town, you just had to try to keep the news out of the ear of the local gossip, and you’d be pretty okay with your secret. Some of your close friends may find out, either through trust or deduction, but it was still safe.
Nowadays, we’re constantly seeding out information here and there, sharing it with various people through various methods. Some of those methods we think are sacred and secure, and somehow, without our knowledge, we all of a sudden realize we’ve been piping our inner thoughts to the people we didn’t want to know them. I’ve often thought of using my blogs, with appropriate security measures – mind you, as my own personal journal at the same time, but I know how easy it is to forget to set the options of a particular journal entry to “private” and before you know it, everyone knows you’ve got a urinary tract infection.
In the past week alone, I’ve seen two secrets slip out ahead of schedule due to slip ups in blogging security. Neither of them were catastrophic or humiliating, but its just a reminder that, when we’re sharing this much of ourselves with our friends and family on semi-public forums; that information can go further than we anticipated.
This is not to say we should all just shut down our blogs and recede into our private domiciles, keeping all of our inner thoughts and feelings locked away. We just need to watch our privacy settings, be aware of the risks, and throw caution to the wind anyway. It usually turns out for the best once that initial horror wears off anyway.
8 Comments to What goes around comes around…
That’s exactly what happened with me. Someone from work found my LJ and while I didn’t have anything about them, specifically, I did have some older entries that mentioned people we work with… and this person went and ‘tattled’ and caused an enormous brouhaha and I _almost_ lost my job. So… yeah… gonna lay low for a while. ^_^
MichaelTLHJune 10, 2008
That’s exactly what happened with me. Someone from work found my LJ and while I didn’t have anything about them, specifically, I did have some older entries that mentioned people we work with… and this person went and ‘tattled’ and caused an enormous brouhaha and I _almost_ lost my job. So… yeah… gonna lay low for a while. ^_^
akvanecekJune 10, 2008
This is a very valid point. I have a terrible time keeping personal secrets. Of course I chose the chicken route and stopped LJ-ing.
akvanecekJune 10, 2008
This is a very valid point. I have a terrible time keeping personal secrets. Of course I chose the chicken route and stopped LJ-ing.
Steph H.June 10, 2008
Yeah, first time in my blogging history for a slip up and it had to be with THAT post!
Steph H.June 10, 2008
Yeah, first time in my blogging history for a slip up and it had to be with THAT post!
MichaelTLH : yeah, it can have repercussions, but I still think the community of blogging and such is still worth the risk.
Akvanacek : Yeah, but you have enough friends IRL, you don’t need no internet drama!
Steph H. : Bah, it wasn’t that bad. I’ve seen and done far worse. At least it was good news!
MichaelTLH : yeah, it can have repercussions, but I still think the community of blogging and such is still worth the risk.
Akvanacek : Yeah, but you have enough friends IRL, you don’t need no internet drama!
Steph H. : Bah, it wasn’t that bad. I’ve seen and done far worse. At least it was good news!
June 10, 2008