Is this the end of face to face communication?
I did it. I said it.
"How was your weekend?"
"Read my blog"
There was an article in one of the papers about how blogs are "contributing to relationships and building communities". A woman recently joked that she finds out what her two out-of-home adult children are up to by reading their blogs each day.
I can relate, put in a long day at work, I'm not going to call all my friends late at night to catch up.
Conversations with my friends who read my blog are significantly different to the one's that don't. The few that read my blog don't ask "what have you been up to?"
I kept my little blog private for many months, writing the highs, the lows and the real lows. What I do write is me, all my interests, events, feelings as I see and feel on the day, a record of events that mould me into who I am today. Hence the name "Mirror Mirror On The Wall" this is my opportunity reflect on my own actions and experience and I do hope anyone that does stumble across my blog enjoys my journey.
I did it. I said it.
"How was your weekend?"
"Read my blog"
There was an article in one of the papers about how blogs are "contributing to relationships and building communities". A woman recently joked that she finds out what her two out-of-home adult children are up to by reading their blogs each day.
I can relate, put in a long day at work, I'm not going to call all my friends late at night to catch up.
Conversations with my friends who read my blog are significantly different to the one's that don't. The few that read my blog don't ask "what have you been up to?"
We have started to wake up to the idea that we need to be intentional and seek out meaningful relationships. The community we choose to live in often exists as a relational network rather than a geographical location. When we find that sense of community, it's little surprise that we're keen to use technology to complement it.Most peoples opinion of us bloggers are that we are pretentious bunch oozing with self-importance, narcissists or so and of course the random journalism dropout. There are a few sheltered souls out there that ask "What's a blog?" I find the question so adorable and pathetic at the same time.
I kept my little blog private for many months, writing the highs, the lows and the real lows. What I do write is me, all my interests, events, feelings as I see and feel on the day, a record of events that mould me into who I am today. Hence the name "Mirror Mirror On The Wall" this is my opportunity reflect on my own actions and experience and I do hope anyone that does stumble across my blog enjoys my journey.
4 comments:
I keep real life and blog totally separate, and I keep the fact that I'm a blogger a secret. I may even look people in the eye and ask "what's a blog?" For me it gives me freedom of expression but it doesn't replace face to face communication. I admire people who can write about their lives. :)
I haven't told anyone about mine...but I have wanted to a number of times. I feel like saying to new friends...Please read this and then don't ask me anymore questions because this is me. If you like it OK if you don't well nice knwin' ya!
We had the same article in our newspaper up here a couple of weeks back, and I wrote a similar blog entry about it.
Only 2 of my friends that blog (well… know that they blog) have my details, that’s only been since November last year. Last week I sent the link to 1 of “my core friends” only reason being I couldn’t go into detail about my valentine’s experience on the phone while at work.
Her feedback - it made her cry in parts, laugh hysterically in others and found it interesting reading about events in her own life through my eyes. She feels she knows me more intimately now, the real me. She also commented on the anonymity at the beginning, she was only known as an initial now full blown names.
Chuffed enough – There really isn’t anything better than a good old fashion yarn (over a bottle of champers of course)
Chickybabe - It’s all about the freedom of expression, I write for my own record of events, to look back on me. “I may even look people in the eye and ask "what's a blog?"” Hilarious! I would love to be a fly on the wall when some one you know finds out about your blog’s, they are very well done!
Scorpy – As mentioned, I kept it quite for a while. I really do feel like doing what you say “Please read this and then don't ask me anymore questions because this is me. If you like it OK if you don't well nice knwin' ya!”
Jules – Its easier and much more cost & time effective updating a blog than sending individual emails or phone calls updating on events while overseas. Wish I had started mine while I was in Europe…
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