Wednesday, August 29, 2007
OK, I've realised why I don't update this as much as I should (and as I constantly promise too).
This website was set up in 2000 as a "family" website, so I could post photos of what was happening in Melbourne for my family (who are predominately in Canada) to see.
However, over time, more and more people, particularly people I worked with, got to know of the website. And blogging got more popular. And well, one of the realities of the internet is that anyone can watch it. And therefore, I got a little spooked by what I would put up. For example, I didn't like putting up photos of myself (notice they are always of someone else). And I found it creepy when *some* work people would know about my latest weekend or adventure because they'd been to the website. It was a little too much like "stalking" to me.
But of course, this is 2007. I control this! So, I'm changing the premise.
While it will seem contradictory - I am going to make this website less personal, and more about me. Or to quote the latest Web 2.0 lingo -- make it more "ambiently intimate". You find out more about what I'm thinking, doing, reading and less about my friends and family and my house etc.
Trust me -- it will work! :-)
This website was set up in 2000 as a "family" website, so I could post photos of what was happening in Melbourne for my family (who are predominately in Canada) to see.
However, over time, more and more people, particularly people I worked with, got to know of the website. And blogging got more popular. And well, one of the realities of the internet is that anyone can watch it. And therefore, I got a little spooked by what I would put up. For example, I didn't like putting up photos of myself (notice they are always of someone else). And I found it creepy when *some* work people would know about my latest weekend or adventure because they'd been to the website. It was a little too much like "stalking" to me.
But of course, this is 2007. I control this! So, I'm changing the premise.
While it will seem contradictory - I am going to make this website less personal, and more about me. Or to quote the latest Web 2.0 lingo -- make it more "ambiently intimate". You find out more about what I'm thinking, doing, reading and less about my friends and family and my house etc.
Trust me -- it will work! :-)