Mass-user-blogs
I started on Open Diary back before we knew they were blogs. Eventually, I migrated over here to livejournal.
Looking back, weren't the early days of Open Diary and Livejournal weird?
I spent years doing some EXTREME over-sharing on either. It wasn't until years later that I had the bright idea to add filters to my friends lists.
Now, hardly anybody on my friends list even posts anymore. The internet's just a different place now. When we started, most of us were still on dialup. Mobile internet was a pipe dream.
Now everybody's pretty much constantly connected, whether it's cable, DSL, or mobile. Now, we use facebook for our "nobody really cares" updates. But, Facebook makes us so much more aware of who's listening.
I sort of miss the days of semi-anonymous posting on OD/LJ. At the same time, though, it just seems like that's a "thing" thats over now. I don't know if I've changed or the culture of the Internet has changed or what. I have a feeling it's both.
Looking back, weren't the early days of Open Diary and Livejournal weird?
I spent years doing some EXTREME over-sharing on either. It wasn't until years later that I had the bright idea to add filters to my friends lists.
Now, hardly anybody on my friends list even posts anymore. The internet's just a different place now. When we started, most of us were still on dialup. Mobile internet was a pipe dream.
Now everybody's pretty much constantly connected, whether it's cable, DSL, or mobile. Now, we use facebook for our "nobody really cares" updates. But, Facebook makes us so much more aware of who's listening.
I sort of miss the days of semi-anonymous posting on OD/LJ. At the same time, though, it just seems like that's a "thing" thats over now. I don't know if I've changed or the culture of the Internet has changed or what. I have a feeling it's both.