Vulnerable. I always hear people saying that "nothing is private on the internet" and once its out there, its out there - no turning back. Thats what I don't really understand about personal blogs or online journals. Maybe you mean for only your friends to see it, but we all know that at some point you're going to talk about how your ex-boyfriend was a jerk and how you keyed his car, and then one of his friends stumbles upon it, and...you can make up your own ending. My point is, that it depends on what kind of writing you're doing online. Facebook...can be innocent, but can also be a disaster waiting to happen. Some people are incredibly naive when it comes to writing, or doing anything online by believing that they have any sort of control over who views it. Writing in a blog for class is different because its really just what I believe and can't or shouldn't be something that could hurt someone else, or be damaging in some way.
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I agree with you 100%. Not everything that you type, say, or do will make you vulnerable. It really does matter where you type it and how you type it. Facebook is probably the one place where you should watch what you say since everyone you know can read it. Personal blogs and online journals are meant to be private and only viewed by yourself. You decide whether or not you want people to see those.
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