The Great Divide
A MySpace bulletin I posted today:
Hey All.
I think this is probably the first, or perhaps, second time I've ever used this 'bulletin' feature. Mragh.
But no matter! I am digressing already.
I just wanted to write that I'm trying to reconcile my web presences and clean up the travesty that is the nightmare of my Google search.
Part of the many, MANY step process is to control the information I'm throwing out willy-nilly by way of social networking sites. Between LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace, I decided I needed to axe at least one of them. MySpace is the red-headed stepchild of the bunch, so it is first to go.
I'll still be very much available on Facebook for those who have friended me there, and there's always my e-mail for more direct communications.
See you all on the other side!
MySpace, it was nice knowing you.
Troy
Yes; it is true. I'm cleaning up my presence on the web. Part of this is because I'd like to change jobs sometime in the next century and I'd rather not have the gritty details of my mental life displayed for all the world to see. It's not that I'm ashamed of my past per say, but rather that I'm stricken at this point in my life with the utmost concern for my image. Ha! Of all things. My image, right?
I've been changing. In a variety of ways. Becoming better, I think, day by day, and I'd like the world to see who I am now, not who I used to be.
Locking down LiveJournal is the second step. I'm going to go friends-only for the majority of my entries and also privatize several others (especially the ones that were heavy on emo and light on spelling editing). I've backed up the whole shebang thanks to the excellent LJArchive application and will have a local copy for the rest of my days.
One funny thing I've found in my LiveJournal review is that-- for whatever reason-- there are several entries I have to keep public. For example, my Robert Stanek ("Pathology") entry is listed on a Yahoo! answers page as a reference for someone inquiring if Robert Stanek is a hack (hint: he is). I don't think it's a brilliant piece of writing, but-- hey-- I'm not one to judge Yahoo! Answers.
As the world turns...
I've also been thinking about what to do with WritingMeme. WritingMeme has a storied history, with two periods of prolific contribution sandwiched between three periods uncomfortable silence. In total, the community had two fantastic administrators (myself and fwistine) and almost fifteen different contributors. For what it's worth, I'm extremely proud what we created.
While I've backed up WritingMeme as well, I can't bring myself to take it down completely. This is troubled by the fact that there are several entries I contributed where I bared a little more than I should have. Despite these embarrassing entries, however, I'm certain it would be ethically wrong to remove my contributions or any other submissions. WritingMeme is just going to 'be' for now.
Getting wistful for some reason. Hmm...
LiveJournal is still a huge part of my life because, for a time, it really drove my life. More than anything, it shows who I was five years ago and how that person coped with new cities, university life, cult television, politics, one hell of a long distance relationship, and of course the ever infamous Real Life.
You guys are all a part of that life. And I've written about you in the past. You all rock.
These days, the thought on the tip of my cortex is "anonymous blog." If and when I return to writing on the internet, I want to get out there: write for a public that has no idea who I am. If Livejournal is the story of who I was over the last five years, I want whatever I do next to be the story of the person I am going to become.
So that's the direction I'm heading. Consolidating; reconciling; pushing myself forward into lands unknown.
I'll still be here. Just a little more friends-only and, in some senses, a lot more anonymous.
Until next time....
Hey All.
I think this is probably the first, or perhaps, second time I've ever used this 'bulletin' feature. Mragh.
But no matter! I am digressing already.
I just wanted to write that I'm trying to reconcile my web presences and clean up the travesty that is the nightmare of my Google search.
Part of the many, MANY step process is to control the information I'm throwing out willy-nilly by way of social networking sites. Between LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace, I decided I needed to axe at least one of them. MySpace is the red-headed stepchild of the bunch, so it is first to go.
I'll still be very much available on Facebook for those who have friended me there, and there's always my e-mail for more direct communications.
See you all on the other side!
MySpace, it was nice knowing you.
Troy
Yes; it is true. I'm cleaning up my presence on the web. Part of this is because I'd like to change jobs sometime in the next century and I'd rather not have the gritty details of my mental life displayed for all the world to see. It's not that I'm ashamed of my past per say, but rather that I'm stricken at this point in my life with the utmost concern for my image. Ha! Of all things. My image, right?
I've been changing. In a variety of ways. Becoming better, I think, day by day, and I'd like the world to see who I am now, not who I used to be.
Locking down LiveJournal is the second step. I'm going to go friends-only for the majority of my entries and also privatize several others (especially the ones that were heavy on emo and light on spelling editing). I've backed up the whole shebang thanks to the excellent LJArchive application and will have a local copy for the rest of my days.
One funny thing I've found in my LiveJournal review is that-- for whatever reason-- there are several entries I have to keep public. For example, my Robert Stanek ("Pathology") entry is listed on a Yahoo! answers page as a reference for someone inquiring if Robert Stanek is a hack (hint: he is). I don't think it's a brilliant piece of writing, but-- hey-- I'm not one to judge Yahoo! Answers.
As the world turns...
I've also been thinking about what to do with WritingMeme. WritingMeme has a storied history, with two periods of prolific contribution sandwiched between three periods uncomfortable silence. In total, the community had two fantastic administrators (myself and fwistine) and almost fifteen different contributors. For what it's worth, I'm extremely proud what we created.
While I've backed up WritingMeme as well, I can't bring myself to take it down completely. This is troubled by the fact that there are several entries I contributed where I bared a little more than I should have. Despite these embarrassing entries, however, I'm certain it would be ethically wrong to remove my contributions or any other submissions. WritingMeme is just going to 'be' for now.
Getting wistful for some reason. Hmm...
LiveJournal is still a huge part of my life because, for a time, it really drove my life. More than anything, it shows who I was five years ago and how that person coped with new cities, university life, cult television, politics, one hell of a long distance relationship, and of course the ever infamous Real Life.
You guys are all a part of that life. And I've written about you in the past. You all rock.
These days, the thought on the tip of my cortex is "anonymous blog." If and when I return to writing on the internet, I want to get out there: write for a public that has no idea who I am. If Livejournal is the story of who I was over the last five years, I want whatever I do next to be the story of the person I am going to become.
So that's the direction I'm heading. Consolidating; reconciling; pushing myself forward into lands unknown.
I'll still be here. Just a little more friends-only and, in some senses, a lot more anonymous.
Until next time....