After our discussion of blogs in class, I went looking for this article I remembered reading several months ago. It's a narrative of how one woman's blogging affected her relationships and identity (and it got a lot of flak from Times magazine readers). When I reread it now, it doesn't seem as applicable as I remembered. It kinda intersects with the topics we've been reading about, but then again it kinda doesn't... mostly doesn't, I guess.
What I found interesting was how her relationships in "real" life were affected by her blog over-sharing, and how comments on her blog triggered really extreme emotional responses. Should there be restriction on what people share in blogs?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/magazine/25internet-t.html?scp=3&sq=&st=nyt
Thoughts on Bilingualism!
16 years ago
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I don't know. I think that it would be difficult to regulate the public's blogging habits, with the exception of sports teams and other specific groups as we mentioned in class. People are responsible for what they post on blogs, and if their posting affects their personal relationships, then they would be responsible for making amends and learning to regulate their own blog posts.
This view is affected by our individualistic culture of course. In China, Internet users do not have access to most blog sites including blogspot and xanga because of stricter governmental regulations. Other websites and written materials are also restricted in China to make sure that the content is in line with Chinese government ideals. I do not have extensive knowledge on this, but my roommate explained this to me the other day and the question you posed reminded me of that conversation.
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