6.) I have my list of "friends," but I honestly don't know how many people actually read my blog. I made an entry when I graduated 'deis that requested that people comment if they wanted to remain on my friends list, and 32 people requested that I keep them; however, based on the comments periodically left on my entries, there is little evidence that that many people actually read my blog regularly. There is only a small handful of people whom I am absolutely positive read my blog. 6a.) My sister does, but she doesn't read it. My parents don't know about LJ--and if they did, they wouldn't much care about it. Anyone who is a facebook friend or AIM buddy knows about my blog; my employers/professors are not on that list. I don't make a point of telling "figures of authority" that I have a blog (with the sole exception of Prof. Flesch, but that's just because he has one, too) because there's nothing in it that they need to know about. 7.) That's a whole essay in and of itself, and I believe you already have the answer in the above. 8.) Mainly, the purpose of my own blog is so that I can conveniently keep up with the blogs of others. I'll post in it with general questions when I need information, or with funny anecdotes, or pieces of literature that particularly touched me, or general "announcements" when I have the inclination. I keep meaning to write in it more often, but again, whenever something happens that I feel is blogworthy, it's usually too significant to go on LJ, and if it's not that significant, I deem it as uninteresting to others. 9.) Not particularly. I think that nobody should ever post anything anywhere on the Internet if its discovery could hurt oneself or somebody else, even in a friends-locked post (I've seen many occasions in which a friends-locked rant against someone has made its way to the target!). Also, If you think someone else's blog is too personal/TMI for you, then de-friend or simply ignore when they post; if you think it's too dry, then seek the person out for more "juicy" news in person. Overall, I think blogs are simultaneously a blessing and a curse, in that they help us keep track of what all our friends are doing at the push of a button, but simultaneously detract from personal interaction time and often quality.
I guess that's it. Caveat: I didn't go back and proofread this (taking a break from preparing an assignment) so there might be weird sentence constructions and/or spelling issues. If you want any points clarified, go ahead and ask. Feel free to screen these comments if you'd like, as well. ;)
6a.) My sister does, but she doesn't read it. My parents don't know about LJ--and if they did, they wouldn't much care about it. Anyone who is a facebook friend or AIM buddy knows about my blog; my employers/professors are not on that list. I don't make a point of telling "figures of authority" that I have a blog (with the sole exception of Prof. Flesch, but that's just because he has one, too) because there's nothing in it that they need to know about.
7.) That's a whole essay in and of itself, and I believe you already have the answer in the above.
8.) Mainly, the purpose of my own blog is so that I can conveniently keep up with the blogs of others. I'll post in it with general questions when I need information, or with funny anecdotes, or pieces of literature that particularly touched me, or general "announcements" when I have the inclination. I keep meaning to write in it more often, but again, whenever something happens that I feel is blogworthy, it's usually too significant to go on LJ, and if it's not that significant, I deem it as uninteresting to others.
9.) Not particularly. I think that nobody should ever post anything anywhere on the Internet if its discovery could hurt oneself or somebody else, even in a friends-locked post (I've seen many occasions in which a friends-locked rant against someone has made its way to the target!). Also, If you think someone else's blog is too personal/TMI for you, then de-friend or simply ignore when they post; if you think it's too dry, then seek the person out for more "juicy" news in person. Overall, I think blogs are simultaneously a blessing and a curse, in that they help us keep track of what all our friends are doing at the push of a button, but simultaneously detract from personal interaction time and often quality.
I guess that's it. Caveat: I didn't go back and proofread this (taking a break from preparing an assignment) so there might be weird sentence constructions and/or spelling issues. If you want any points clarified, go ahead and ask. Feel free to screen these comments if you'd like, as well. ;)
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