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Are you being someone else on your blog?

Started by Shawn Farner · 11 months ago

A friend and I were reminiscing about the good old days of Xanga - a blog/journal hosting service that we used (along with many of our friends) to chronicle our lives and our thoughts.  As we moved from high school to college, our Xangas started to become less and less frequently updated until, finally, we [...]



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  • honeydo

    11 months ago

    I am more me in my blogs than I am in my real life.
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  • Shawn Farner

    11 months ago

    I used to be that way. My Xanga blog really read as a no bull look into my brain. Unfortunately, that isn't the kind of thing I want my blogging peers, those I admire and potential employers reading. Maybe I'll start a new one? I don't know.
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  • floor9

    11 months ago

    I think the blogging world has come a long way since the hayday of Xanga and LiveJournal (which, for me, was circa late 90s). I think you hit the nail on the head for a lot of people, because an unfiltered view of our inner-most thoughts -- archived for all eternity -- isn't necessarily complimentary to the notion of, say, convincing an employer that you're worth hiring. I use an alt for any sort of ranting or not-necessarily-mainstream opinions, and I go to great lengths to keep it completely isolated from my floor9 and blogHarrisburg personas.
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  • Elizabeth Potts Weinstein

    11 months ago

    I am more myself on twitter than probably anywhere else in real life. My blogs & radio show are a close second & third, except they are more of a "personality" version of Elizabeth Potts Weinstein. Facebook is a combo.

    As a natural introvert (who hides in the closet at parties & networking events), it's so much easier for me to be "myself" online where no one can see me. Except for the thousands of people who listen to my radio show, read my blogs, read my twitter feeds, etc. (for some reason that does not bother me ...).

    What I say on Twitter is what I would say IRL after 2 glasses of wine. But without the wine. Most of the time.

    ~ Elizabeth
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  • Shawn Farner

    11 months ago

    I feel like I come pretty close on Twitter as well. Twitter seems to be that kind of place, though - I see a lot of blogging personalities acting more themselves on Twitter than anywhere else.
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  • Kalong

    9 months ago

    I totally remember Xanga! We were all so obsessed! I just started my own blog too and it's fairly personal so far, I believe. All I really blog about is myself, but should I be focusing more on the things I like, similar to your blog? Because I feel as if I am bringing back Xanga, but in a cooler blog format. Thought?
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